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Khim Wah name meaning
- 钦华to respect; to admire; splendid; radiance
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Hakka
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters钦华
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Khim Wah
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Khim Wah is a Chinese boy's name that may be written 钦华 (欽華), 'respect' and 'splendid'; its meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Khim Wah
This spelling is common in Hokkien, Hakka and Cantonese romanization.
- 钦华
to respect; to admire; splendid; radiance
Hokkien khim / Hakka khîm (钦); Cantonese waa4 (华) / Mandarin qīn huá
attested
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About the name Khim Wah
Khim Wah is a Chinese name spelling that mixes two romanization habits. Khim matches 欽 (to respect) in the Hokkien reading khim or Hakka khîm, while Wah is the Cantonese spelling of 華 (waa4, splendid). The characters 钦华 (traditional 欽華) are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien, Hakka, Cantonese |
| Parts | Khim + Wah |
| 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: 欽 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 钦 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 華 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 华 · mdbg.net · meaning
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