Chinese Names · Boy
Boon Yang name meaning
- 文扬writing, culture; raise, spread
- 文阳writing, culture; sun
- 文洋writing, culture; ocean
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- B
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters文扬文阳文洋
Boon Yang is a Hokkien or Teochew spelling of a boy's name; Boon commonly stands for 文 'culture', while Yang may mean 'spread', 'sun' or 'ocean'.
Chinese characters for Boon Yang
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 文扬
writing, culture; raise, spread
Hokkien bûn iâng / Teochew bhung5 iang5 / Mandarin wén yáng
- 文阳
writing, culture; sun
Hokkien bûn iâng / Teochew bhung5 iang5 / Mandarin wén yáng
- 文洋
writing, culture; ocean
Hokkien bûn iâng / Teochew bhung5 iang5 / Mandarin wén yáng
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 Yang
Boon Yang is a Hokkien or Teochew spelling: Boon is the reading bûn of 文 'writing' or 'culture', and Yang matches the reading iâng (Zhangzhou Hokkien) or iang5 (Teochew) of 扬, 阳 or 洋. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
| Parts | Boon + Yang |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with B |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- MDBG: 文 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 扬 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 阳 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 洋 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 文 · en.wiktionary.org · reading
- Wiktionary: 揚 · en.wiktionary.org · reading
- Wiktionary: 陽 · en.wiktionary.org · reading
- Wiktionary: 洋 · en.wiktionary.org · reading
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