Chinese Names · Boy
Boon Siew name meaning
- 文秀writing, literature; elegant, outstanding
- 文修writing, literature; to cultivate, study
- 文壽writing, literature; long life
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- B
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters文秀文修文壽
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Boon Siew
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Boon Siew is a Chinese boy's name from Hokkien romanization; written 文秀 it means 'literature; elegant', but the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Boon Siew
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 文秀
writing, literature; elegant, outstanding
Hokkien bûn siù / Mandarin wén xiù
attested
- 文修
writing, literature; to cultivate, study
Hokkien bûn siu / Mandarin wén xiū
- 文壽
writing, literature; long life
Hokkien bûn siū / Mandarin wén shòu
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 Siew
Boon Siew is a boy's name spelled in Hokkien romanization. Boon usually stands for 文 (Hokkien bûn, 'writing, literature'), while Siew is the Malaysian spelling of the Hokkien sound siu, as in 秀 (siù, 'elegant'), 修 (siu, 'to cultivate') or 壽 (siū, 'long life'). The characters 文秀 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Boon + Siew |
| 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: 秀 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 修 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 壽 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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