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Kong Chian name meaning
- 光前light; glory; front; forward
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters光前
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Kong Chian
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kong Chian is a Chinese boy's name spelled from Hokkien, usually for 光前 (light; forward); its meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Chinese characters for Kong Chian
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 光前
light; glory; front; forward
Hokkien kong chiân / Mandarin guāng qián
attested
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 Kong Chian
Kong Chian is a two-syllable Hokkien spelling: Kong for 光 kong (light; glory) and Chian for 前 chiân (front; forward). The characters 光前 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Kong + Chian |
| 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: 光 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 光 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 前 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 前 · mdbg.net · meaning
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