Chinese Names · Boy
Boon Leong name meaning
- 文龙writing, literature; dragon
- 文良writing, literature; good
- 文亮writing, literature; bright
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- B
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters文龙文良文亮
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Boon Leong
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Boon Leong is a Chinese boy's name from Hokkien romanization; written 文龙 it means 'literature; dragon', but the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Boon Leong
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 文龙
writing, literature; dragon
Hokkien bûn liông / Mandarin wén lóng
attested
- 文良
writing, literature; good
Hokkien bûn liông / Mandarin wén liáng
- 文亮
writing, literature; bright
Hokkien bûn liōng / Mandarin wén liàng
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 Leong
Boon Leong is a boy's name spelled in Hokkien romanization. Boon usually stands for 文 (Hokkien bûn, 'writing, literature'), while Leong is the Malaysian spelling of the Hokkien sounds liông or liōng, as in 龙 ('dragon'), 良 ('good') or 亮 ('bright'). The characters 文龙 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Boon + Leong |
| 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: 龍 (龙) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 良 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 亮 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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