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Hon Nyan name meaning

  • 漢源Han Chinese; source, origin
  • 漢元Han Chinese; first, chief
  • 翰源writing brush; source, origin
Letters
7
Syllables
2
First letter
H
Romanization
Hakka
Character options
3
Gender
♂ Boy
  • Chinese characters漢源漢元翰源
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Hon Nyan

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Chinese Names: H

Hon Nyan is a Chinese given name whose meaning depends on the characters; for example 漢源 means 'Han Chinese; source, origin'.

Chinese characters for Hon Nyan

This spelling is common in Hakka romanization.

  • 漢源

    Han Chinese; source, origin

    Hakka hon ngièn / Mandarin hàn yuán

    attested

  • 漢元

    Han Chinese; first, chief

    Hakka hon ngièn / Mandarin hàn yuán

  • 翰源

    writing brush; source, origin

    Hakka hon ngièn / Mandarin hàn yuán

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 Hon Nyan

Hon Nyan is a romanized Chinese given name, most likely from Hakka. Hon is the Hakka reading of 漢 (Han Chinese) or 翰 (writing brush). Nyan is another spelling of the Hakka sound ngièn (ngi- is pronounced close to ny-), the reading of 源 (source) and 元 (first). The characters 漢源 are recorded for this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender♂ Boy
RomanizationHakka
PartsHon + Nyan
First letterChinese Names starting with H

Character pages

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

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 漢 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 漢 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 源 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 元 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 翰 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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