Chinese Names · Boy
Ah Boon name meaning
- 亞文familiar prefix; writing, literature
- 阿文familiar prefix; writing, literature
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters亞文阿文
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Ah Boon
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Ah Boon is a Chinese boy's nickname from Hokkien; Boon is usually 文, 'writing' or 'literature'.
Chinese characters for Ah Boon
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 亞文
familiar prefix; writing, literature
Hokkien a bûn / Mandarin yā wén
attested
- 阿文
familiar prefix; writing, literature
Hokkien a bûn / Mandarin ā wén
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Ah Boon
Ah is a familiar prefix in Chinese nicknames, written 亞 or 阿 (亞 serves as a variant of 阿 in this use). Boon is the Hokkien spelling of 文 (bûn, writing or literature). The characters 亞文 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Ah + Boon |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with A |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 亞 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 亞 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 文 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 文 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 阿 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 阿 · mdbg.net · meaning
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