Chinese Names · Boy
Boon Poh name meaning
- 文宝writing, literature; treasure, precious
- 文保writing, literature; to protect
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- B
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters文宝文保
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Boon Poh
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Boon Poh is a Chinese boy's name from Hokkien romanization; written 文宝 it means 'literature; treasure', but the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Boon Poh
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 文宝
writing, literature; treasure, precious
Hokkien bûn pó / Mandarin wén bǎo
attested
- 文保
writing, literature; to protect
Hokkien bûn pó / Mandarin wén bǎo
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 Poh
Boon Poh is a boy's name spelled in Hokkien romanization. Boon usually stands for 文 (Hokkien bûn, 'writing, literature'), while Poh matches the Hokkien sound pó, as in 宝 ('treasure') or 保 ('to protect'). The characters 文宝 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Boon + Poh |
| 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: 寶 (宝) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 保 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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