Chinese Names · Girl
Ah Kiu name meaning
- 亚娇familiar prefix; tender, lovable
- 亞喬familiar prefix; tall, lofty
- 亞橋familiar prefix; bridge
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Romanization
- Cantonese
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Chinese characters亚娇亞喬亞橋
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Ah Kiu
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Ah Kiu is a Chinese girl's nickname from Cantonese; Kiu is usually 娇, 'tender' or 'lovable'.
Chinese characters for Ah Kiu
This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.
- 亚娇
familiar prefix; tender, lovable
Cantonese aa3 giu1 / Mandarin yā jiāo
attested
- 亞喬
familiar prefix; tall, lofty
Cantonese aa3 kiu4 / Mandarin yā qiáo
- 亞橋
familiar prefix; bridge
Cantonese aa3 kiu4 / Mandarin yā qiáo
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 Kiu
Ah is a familiar prefix in Chinese nicknames, written 亞 or 阿 (亞 serves as a variant of 阿 in this use). Kiu is a Cantonese spelling that usually stands for 嬌/娇 (giu1, tender, lovable); 喬 (tall) and 橋 (bridge), both kiu4, are other possibilities. The characters 亚娇 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Cantonese |
| Parts | Ah + Kiu |
| 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: 亚 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 嬌 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 娇 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 亞 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 喬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 喬 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 橋 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 橋 · mdbg.net · meaning
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