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Kim San name meaning
- 金山gold; mountain
- 錦山brocade; mountain
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters金山錦山
Kim San is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien spelling; one option is 金山 ('gold; mountain'), but the meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Chinese characters for Kim San
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 金山
gold; mountain
Hokkien kim san / Mandarin jīn shān
attested
- 錦山
brocade; mountain
Hokkien kím san / Mandarin jǐn shān
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 Kim San
Kim San is a Hokkien romanization. Kim stands for 金 (kim, gold) or 錦 (kím, brocade), and San for 山 (san, mountain). The characters 金山 are recorded in public data for this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Kim + San |
| 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: 金 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 金 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 山 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 山 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 錦 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 錦 · mdbg.net · meaning
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