Chinese Names · Boy
Boon Heong name meaning
- 文雄writing, literature; powerful, grand
- 文香writing, literature; fragrant
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- B
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters文雄文香
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Boon Heong
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Boon Heong is a Chinese boy's name from Hokkien romanization; written 文雄 it means 'literature; powerful', but the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Boon Heong
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 文雄
writing, literature; powerful, grand
Hokkien bûn hiông / Mandarin wén xióng
- 文香
writing, literature; fragrant
Hokkien bûn hiong / Mandarin wén xiāng
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 Boon Heong
Boon Heong is a boy's name spelled in Hokkien romanization. Boon usually stands for 文 (Hokkien bûn, 'writing, literature'), while Heong is the Malaysian spelling of the Hokkien sound hiong, as in 雄 (hiông, 'powerful') or 香 (hiong, 'fragrant'). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Boon + Heong |
| 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: 文 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 雄 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 香 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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