Chinese Names · Boy
Beng Teong name meaning
- 明忠bright; loyal
- 明中bright; middle
- 明長bright; long, lasting
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- B
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters明忠明中明長
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Beng Teong
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Beng Teong is a Chinese boy's name from Hokkien romanization; written 明忠 it means 'bright; loyal', but the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Beng Teong
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 明忠
bright; loyal
Hokkien bêng tiong / Mandarin míng zhōng
attested
- 明中
bright; middle
Hokkien bêng tiong / Mandarin míng zhōng
- 明長
bright; long, lasting
Hokkien bêng tiông / Mandarin míng cháng
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 Teong
Beng Teong is a boy's name spelled in Hokkien romanization. Beng usually stands for 明 (Hokkien bêng, 'bright'), and Teong is the Malaysian spelling of the Hokkien sound tiong, as in 忠 ('loyal'), 中 ('middle') or 長 (tiông, 'long'). The characters 明忠 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Beng + Teong |
| 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
- Wiktionary: 忠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 中 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 長 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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