Chinese Names · Boy
Ah Loy name meaning
- 亞來familiar prefix; come
- 阿來familiar prefix; come
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hakka
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters亞來阿來
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Ah Loy
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Ah Loy is a Chinese boy's nickname from Cantonese or Hakka; Loy is usually 來, 'come'.
Chinese characters for Ah Loy
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.
- 亞來
familiar prefix; come
Cantonese aa3 loi4 / Hakka á lòi / Mandarin yā lái
attested
- 阿來
familiar prefix; come
Cantonese aa3 loi4 / Hakka â lòi / Mandarin ā lái
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 Loy
Ah is a familiar prefix in Chinese nicknames, written 亞 or 阿 (亞 serves as a variant of 阿 in this use). Loy is the Cantonese (loi4) or Hakka (lòi) spelling of 來 (come). The characters 亞來 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hakka |
| Parts | Ah + Loy |
| 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: 來 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 來 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 阿 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 阿 · mdbg.net · meaning
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