Chinese Names · Boy
Kim Wai name meaning
- 錦威brocade; power, pomp
- 劍偉sword; great, magnificent
- 劍威sword; power, pomp
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters錦威劍偉劍威
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Kim Wai
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kim Wai is a Chinese boy's name whose spelling fits Cantonese and Hokkien readings; its meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Chinese characters for Kim Wai
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hokkien romanization.
- 錦威
brocade; power, pomp
Hokkien kím (錦) / Cantonese wai1 (威) / Mandarin jǐn wēi
attested
- 劍偉
sword; great, magnificent
Cantonese gim3 wai5 / Mandarin jiàn wěi
- 劍威
sword; power, pomp
Cantonese gim3 wai1 / Mandarin jiàn wēi
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 Wai
Kim Wai has two syllables. Wai is usually a Cantonese spelling, for example 威 wai1 (power) or 偉 wai5 (great). Kim can stand for 劍 (Cantonese gim3, sword) or 錦 (Hokkien kím, brocade). The characters 錦威 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hokkien |
| Parts | Kim + Wai |
| 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: 錦 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 錦 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 威 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 威 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 劍 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 劍 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 偉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 偉 · mdbg.net · meaning
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