Chinese Names · Boy
Kah Kiat name meaning
- 家傑home, family; outstanding, hero
- 嘉傑excellent, good; outstanding, hero
- 家吉home, family; auspicious, lucky
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters家傑嘉傑家吉
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Kah Kiat
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kah Kiat is a Chinese boy's name spelled from Hokkien; written 家傑 it means 'family; outstanding', but the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Kah Kiat
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 家傑
home, family; outstanding, hero
Hokkien ka kia̍t / Mandarin jiā jié
attested
- 嘉傑
excellent, good; outstanding, hero
Hokkien ka kia̍t / Mandarin jiā jié
- 家吉
home, family; auspicious, lucky
Hokkien ka kiat / Mandarin jiā jí
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 Kah Kiat
Kah Kiat is a Chinese boy's name spelled from Hokkien. Kah stands for 家 'home, family' or 嘉 'excellent' (ka), and Kiat usually for 傑 'outstanding, hero' (kia̍t) or 吉 'auspicious' (kiat). The characters 家傑 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Kah + Kiat |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with K |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 家 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 傑 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 嘉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 吉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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