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Kok Yew name meaning
- 国耀nation; shine brightly; glory
- 國堯nation; lofty; Emperor Yao
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Cantonese
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters国耀國堯
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Kok Yew
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kok Yew is a Chinese boy's name spelled from Cantonese; its meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Chinese characters for Kok Yew
This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.
- 国耀
nation; shine brightly; glory
Cantonese gwok3 jiu6 / Mandarin guó yào
attested
- 國堯
nation; lofty; Emperor Yao
Cantonese gwok3 jiu4 / Mandarin guó yáo
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 Kok Yew
Kok Yew is a two-syllable Cantonese spelling. Kok stands for 国/國 gwok3 (nation). Yew is a common spelling of the Cantonese reading jiu, for example 耀 jiu6 (shine brightly; glory) or 堯 jiu4 (lofty; the name of Emperor Yao). The characters 国耀 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Cantonese |
| Parts | Kok + Yew |
| 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: 國 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 国 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 耀 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 耀 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 國 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 堯 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 堯 · mdbg.net · meaning
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