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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Bor

  • 勃exuberant; flourishing, vigorous
  • 博wide, broad; well versed
  • 波wave
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
B
Romanization
Cantonese
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters勃博波
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Bor in their name

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Bor is a Chinese name syllable that can stand for characters such as 勃 ('exuberant; flourishing, vigorous'), depending on the characters the family chose.

Possible characters for Bor

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 勃

    exuberant; flourishing, vigorous

    Mandarin bó

    attested

  • 博

    wide, broad; well versed

    Mandarin bó

  • 波

    wave

    Mandarin bō / Cantonese bo1

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 Bor

Bor is a Chinese name syllable romanized from Mandarin and Cantonese. The spelling matches the Mandarin readings bó or bō and the Cantonese bo. One spelling can stand for several characters, including 勃, 博 and 波. The character 勃 is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters 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 Bor

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 勃 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 博 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 波 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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