Chinese name syllable
Syllable Eu
- 佑to help; to protect
- 祐to bless; to protect
- 友friend; companion
- Letters
- 2
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- E
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters佑祐友
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Eu in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Eu is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien and Teochew; the character 佑 means 'to help; to protect', but the meaning depends on the character chosen.
Possible characters for Eu
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 佑
to help; to protect
Hokkien iū / Teochew iu6
attested
- 祐
to bless; to protect
Hokkien iū / Teochew iu6
- 友
friend; companion
Hokkien iú / Teochew iu2
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 Eu
Eu is a syllable in Chinese names, usually spelled from the Hokkien and Teochew iu reading. The character 佑 ('to help; to protect') is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. Other characters with a matching reading include 祐 ('to bless; to protect') and 友 ('friend; companion'). The actual meaning depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
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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 Eu
Sources
- MDBG: 佑 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 佑 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 祐 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 祐 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 友 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 友 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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