Chinese Names · Girl
Hiong Ngu name meaning
- 香玉fragrant; jade
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- H
- Romanization
- Foochow
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Chinese characters香玉
Hiong Ngu is a Chinese girl's name in Foochow spelling, for example 香玉, 'fragrant; jade', depending on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Hiong Ngu
This spelling is common in Foochow romanization.
- 香玉
fragrant; jade
Foochow hiŏng ngṳ̆k / Mandarin xiāng yù
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 Hiong Ngu
Hiong Ngu fits Foochow (Hokchiu) pronunciation best. Hiong stands for 香 (hiŏng, fragrant), while Ngu can stand for 玉 (ngṳ̆k, jade), with the final stop left out of the spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Foochow |
| Parts | Hiong + Ngu |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with H |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- MDBG: 香 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 玉 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 玉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 香 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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