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Kim Sin name meaning

  • 金新gold; metal; new
  • 金信gold; metal; trust; to believe
Letters
6
Syllables
2
First letter
K
Romanization
Hokkien, Hakka
Character options
2
Gender
♂ Boy
  • Chinese characters金新金信
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Kim Sin

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Chinese Names: K

Kim Sin is a Chinese boy's name that may be written 金新 or 金信; its meaning depends on the characters chosen.

Chinese characters for Kim Sin

This spelling is common in Hokkien and Hakka romanization.

  • 金新

    gold; metal; new

    Hokkien kim sin / Hakka kîm sîn

  • 金信

    gold; metal; trust; to believe

    Hokkien kim sìn / Hakka kîm sin

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 Sin

Kim Sin is a Chinese name spelling from Hokkien or Hakka readings. Kim matches 金 (gold), and Sin matches 新 (new; Hokkien sin, Hakka sîn) or 信 (trust; Hokkien sìn, Hakka sin). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender♂ Boy
RomanizationHokkien, Hakka
PartsKim + Sin
First letterChinese Names starting with K

Character pages

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

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 金 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 金 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 新 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 新 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 信 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  6. MDBG: 信 · mdbg.net · meaning

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