Chinese Names · Unisex

Koon Mun name meaning

冠文hat, crown, to excel; writing, literature
冠敏hat, crown, to excel; quick, clever

Letters: 7
Syllables: 2
First letter: K
Romanization: Cantonese
Character options: 2
Category: Chinese Names
Gender: ♂♀ Unisex

Chinese characters冠文冠敏

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Koon Mun

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Koon Mun is a Chinese given name from Cantonese pronunciation; one character option is 冠文, meaning 'crown, to excel; literature'.

Chinese characters for Koon Mun

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

冠文

hat, crown, to excel; writing, literature

Cantonese gun1 man4 / Mandarin guān wén

attested
冠敏

hat, crown, to excel; quick, clever

Cantonese gun1 man5 / Mandarin guān mǐn

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 Koon Mun

Koon Mun is a two-syllable Chinese given name whose spelling matches Cantonese pronunciation. Koon stands for 冠 (Cantonese gun1), a hat or crown, also meaning to excel. Mun can be 文 (man4) 'writing, literature' or 敏 (man5) 'quick, clever'. The characters 冠文 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, but the actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender	♂♀ Boys and girls
Romanization	Cantonese
Parts	Koon + Mun
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: 冠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: 文 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: 敏 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

More Chinese Names starting with K

Names are shared across communities. The categories on this site are for browsing only: they describe a name and its spelling, not anyone’s ethnicity, religion or background.

Entry ID: mn02163 · Updated 2026-10-25 · How we research names · Report a mistake