Chinese surname

馬马

The Chinese surname 馬 (Mandarin mǎ, Cantonese maa5) is spelled Mah, Baey in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	mǎ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	maa5
Simplified	马
Definition (Unihan)	horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

Spelling tree of 馬

馬 is spelled 2 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Mah	Cantonese · Hakka
Baey	Hokkien · Teochew

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 馬 in Malaysia

MahSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka romanizationAlso stands for 麻
BaeySpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanization

Character readings and definition: Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how the name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.