雷諾

简 雷诺 · 繁 雷諾
Mandarin · pinyin Léi nuò

Meanings

  1. Reynolds (name)
  2. Renault (French car company)
  3. Reno, Nevada
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雷
léi · thunder
諾
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诺
nuò · promise; assent, approve
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2–4 · Lei2 nuo4

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name · Etymology 1

  1. (chiefly Taiwan) Reno (a city in Nevada, United States)

name · Etymology 2

  1. a transliteration of the English surname Reynolds or Raynaud
  2. a transliteration of the French surname Renaud or Renault

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