Chinese surname
Surname Baey
馬
Baey is a Chinese surname written 馬, meaning horse, in a Hokkien or Teochew spelling.
Characters for the surname Baey
The spelling Baey is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 馬
horse; surname
Hokkien bé / Teochew bhê2 / Mandarin mǎ
attested
Possible characters for Baey
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 馬 | mǎ · Hokkien · Teochew |
Other spellings of the same character
- Mah 馬Cantonese, Hakka
About the surname Baey
Baey is a Hokkien or Teochew spelling of the surname 馬 (simplified 马), from Hokkien bé and Teochew bhê2. The character means horse and is also used as a surname. In Mandarin and Cantonese the same character is spelled Ma or Mah.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 馬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 馬 · mdbg.net · meaning
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