Chinese name syllable
Syllable Boon
- 文writing; literature
- 聞to hear; to be famous; renown
- 雯multicoloured clouds
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- B
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters文聞雯
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Boon in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Boon is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien romanization; its meaning depends on the character the family chose, most often 文.
Possible characters for Boon
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 文
writing; literature
Hokkien bûn / Mandarin wén
attested
- 聞
to hear; to be famous; renown
Hokkien bûn / Mandarin wén
- 雯
multicoloured clouds
Hokkien bûn / Mandarin wén
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
Boon is the Malaysian spelling of the Hokkien syllable bûn. The character most often recorded for Malaysians with this spelling is 文 (writing, literature); 聞 (renown) and 雯 (multicoloured clouds) are also read bûn. Boon often opens a two-syllable name such as Boon Hock. The meaning depends on the character the family chose.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Boon
Sources
- Wiktionary: 文 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 文 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 聞 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 聞 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 雯 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 雯 · mdbg.net · meaning
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