Chinese Names · Boy
Ah Tiam name meaning
- 阿添familiar prefix used before names; add, increase
- 阿恬familiar prefix used before names; quiet, calm
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters阿添阿恬
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Ah Tiam
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Ah Tiam is a Chinese boy's name romanized from Hokkien; Tiam can be written 添, meaning 'add', or 恬, meaning 'calm'.
Chinese characters for Ah Tiam
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 阿添
familiar prefix used before names; add, increase
Hokkien a thiam / Mandarin ā tiān
- 阿恬
familiar prefix used before names; quiet, calm
Hokkien a tiâm / Mandarin ā tián
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 Tiam
Ah Tiam follows Hokkien pronunciation. Ah is the familiar prefix 阿 (Hokkien a) placed before a name. Tiam can stand for 添 (Hokkien thiam, "add") or 恬 (Hokkien tiâm, "calm"). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Ah + Tiam |
| 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: 阿 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 阿 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 添 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 添 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 恬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 恬 · mdbg.net · meaning
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