Chinese surname

魏

The Chinese surname 魏 (Mandarin wèi, Cantonese ngai6) is spelled Wee, Gooi, Gwee, Ngwe, Wei in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	wèi
Cantonese (Jyutping)	ngai6
Definition (Unihan)	kingdom of Wei; surname

Spelling tree of 魏

魏 is spelled 5 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Wee	Hokkien
Gooi	Hokkien
Gwee	Hokkien · Teochew
Ngwe	Hakka · Teochew
Wei	Mandarin

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 魏 in Malaysia

WeeSpelling common in Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 黃
GooiSpelling common in Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 危
GweeSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanization
NgweSpelling common in Hakka, Teochew romanization
WeiSpelling common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanizationAlso stands for 衛, 韋

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