Chinese Names · Boy
Chang Yeow name meaning
- 章耀chapter, section; to shine brightly, glory
- 昌耀prosperous, flourishing; to shine brightly, glory
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- C
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters章耀昌耀
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Chang Yeow
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Chang Yeow is a Chinese male given name with a Hokkien or Teochew spelling; written 章耀, it means 'chapter, section; to shine brightly, glory'.
Chinese characters for Chang Yeow
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 章耀
chapter, section; to shine brightly, glory
Hokkien (Zhangzhou) chiang iāu / Teochew ziang1 iao6 / Mandarin zhāng yào
attested
- 昌耀
prosperous, flourishing; to shine brightly, glory
Hokkien (Zhangzhou) chhiang iāu / Teochew ciang1 iao6 / Mandarin chāng yào
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 Chang Yeow
Chang Yeow is a Chinese male given name spelled after its Hokkien or Teochew pronunciation. Chang stands for the reading chiang/chhiang (Zhangzhou Hokkien) or ziang1/ciang1 (Teochew), and Yeow stands for 耀, read iāu in Hokkien and iao6 in Teochew. The characters 章耀 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. Characters that fit this spelling: 章耀 (chapter, section; to shine brightly, glory); 昌耀 (prosperous, flourishing; to shine brightly, glory). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose, since one spelling can stand for several characters.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
| Parts | Chang + Yeow |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with C |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 章 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 耀 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 昌 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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