Chinese Names · Boy
Chong Yah name meaning
- 崇椰lofty, sublime; coconut palm
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- C
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters崇椰
Chong Yah is a male Chinese name in Hokkien romanization; the characters 崇椰 mean 'lofty; coconut palm', though the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Chong Yah
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 崇椰
lofty, sublime; coconut palm
Hokkien chông iâ / Mandarin chóng yē
attested
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 Chong Yah
Chong Yah is a male Chinese given name spelling from Hokkien romanization. Chong matches 崇 (Hokkien chông, 'lofty, sublime') and Yah matches 椰 (Hokkien iâ, 'coconut palm'); the combination 崇椰 is recorded in public data for this spelling. One spelling can stand for several characters, so the meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Chong + Yah |
| 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: 崇 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 椰 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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