Chinese surname
Surname Ngiam
嚴 · 閻
Ngiam is a Chinese surname in a Teochew or Hakka spelling of 嚴 (strict) or 閻 (village gate), spelled Yan in Mandarin.
Characters for the surname Ngiam
The spelling Ngiam is common in Teochew and Hakka romanization.
- 嚴
strict; rigorous; solemn; surname
Teochew ngiam5 / Hakka ngiàm / Mandarin yán
attested
- 閻
village gate; surname
Teochew ngiam5 / Hakka ngiàm / Mandarin yán
Possible characters for Ngiam
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 嚴 | yán · Hakka · Teochew |
| 閻 | yán · Hakka · Teochew |
Other spellings of the same character
- Yan 嚴Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese
About the surname Ngiam
Ngiam is a surname spelling from the Teochew (ngiam5) and Hakka (ngiàm) pronunciations. It can stand for 嚴 (simplified 严), meaning strict, or 閻 (simplified 阎), meaning village gate; both read Yán in Mandarin. In Hokkien both read giâm (Giam), and 嚴 is spelled Yim in Cantonese. The meaning depends on the character a family uses.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 嚴 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 嚴 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 閻 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 閻 · mdbg.net · meaning
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