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Guat Kwang name meaning

  • 月光moon; light
Letters
9
Syllables
2
First letter
G
Romanization
Hokkien, Teochew
Character options
1
Gender
♂ Boy
  • Chinese characters月光

Guat Kwang is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien and Teochew spelling, for example 月光, 'moon; light', depending on the characters chosen.

Chinese characters for Guat Kwang

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.

  • 月光

    moon; light

    Hokkien goa̍t (月) + Teochew guang1 (光) / Mandarin yuè guāng

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 Guat Kwang

Guat Kwang is a spelling that combines Hokkien and Teochew pronunciation. Guat matches the Hokkien reading goa̍t of 月 (moon), while Kwang matches the Teochew reading guang1 of 光 (light). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender♂ Boy
RomanizationHokkien, Teochew
PartsGuat + Kwang

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Sources

  1. MDBG: 月 · mdbg.net · meaning
  2. MDBG: 光 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 光 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 月 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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