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Kien Keat name meaning
- 健傑strong; healthy; hero; outstanding
- 建傑to build; to establish; hero; outstanding
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters健傑建傑
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Kien Keat
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kien Keat is a Chinese boy's name that may be written 健傑 or 建傑; its meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Kien Keat
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 健傑
strong; healthy; hero; outstanding
Hokkien kiān kia̍t / Mandarin jiàn jié
attested
- 建傑
to build; to establish; hero; outstanding
Hokkien kiàn kia̍t / Mandarin jiàn jié
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 Kien Keat
Kien Keat is a Chinese name spelling from Hokkien readings. Kien matches 健 (strong; kiān) or 建 (to build; kiàn), and Keat matches 傑 (hero, outstanding; kia̍t). The characters 健傑 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Kien + Keat |
| 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: 健 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 健 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 傑 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 傑 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 建 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 建 · mdbg.net · meaning
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