Chinese Names · Boy
Beng Huat name meaning
- 明发bright, clear; to issue, to develop
- 明法bright, clear; law, method
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- B
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters明发明法
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Beng Huat
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Beng Huat is a Chinese boy's name romanized from Hokkien; one written form, 明发, means 'bright; to develop'.
Chinese characters for Beng Huat
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 明发
bright, clear; to issue, to develop
Hokkien bêng hoat / Mandarin míng fā
attested
- 明法
bright, clear; law, method
Hokkien bêng hoat / Mandarin míng fǎ
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 Beng Huat
Beng Huat follows Hokkien pronunciation: Beng for 明 (bêng) and Huat for 发/發 or 法 (hoat). The characters 明发 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. In Hokkien greetings, huat (發) is often linked with prosperity. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Beng + Huat |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with B |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 明 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 明 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 發 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 发 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 法 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 法 · mdbg.net · meaning
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