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Surname Gwee

魏

Gwee is a Chinese surname, a Hokkien or Teochew spelling of the character 魏 (Mandarin Wei).

Characters for the surname Gwee

The spelling Gwee is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 魏

    state and dynasty of Wei; surname

    Hokkien gūi / Teochew ghui7 / Mandarin wèi

    attested

魏 all spellings of wèi

Possible characters for Gwee

Gwee 魏 wèi · Hokkien · Teochew
In our records the spelling Gwee stands for 魏.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
魏wèi · Hokkien · Teochew

Other spellings of the same character

  • Wee 魏Hokkien
  • Gooi 魏Hokkien
  • Ngwe 魏Hakka, Teochew
  • Wei 魏Mandarin (pinyin)

About the surname Gwee

Gwee is the Hokkien and Teochew spelling of the surname 魏 (Mandarin Wei), read gūi in Hokkien and ghui7 in Teochew. In Cantonese the character is read ngai6 and spelled Ngai. The character 魏 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the character the family uses.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 魏 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 魏 · mdbg.net · meaning

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