Chinese Names · Boy
Kor Ming name meaning
- 可敏can, may; quick, clever
- 可明can, may; bright, clear
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Foochow
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters可敏可明
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Kor Ming
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kor Ming is a Chinese boy's name from Foochow pronunciation; one character option is 可敏, meaning 'can; quick, clever'.
Chinese characters for Kor Ming
This spelling is common in Foochow romanization.
- 可敏
can, may; quick, clever
Foochow kō̤ mīng / Mandarin kě mǐn
attested
- 可明
can, may; bright, clear
Foochow kō̤ mìng / Mandarin kě míng
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 Kor Ming
Kor Ming is a two-syllable Chinese given name whose spelling matches Foochow pronunciation. Kor stands for 可 (Foochow kō̤) 'can, may', while Ming can be 敏 (mīng) 'quick, clever' or 明 (mìng) 'bright, clear'. The characters 可敏 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Foochow |
| Parts | Kor + Ming |
| 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: 可 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 敏 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 明 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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