Chinese Names · Boy
Kow Meng name meaning
- 高明high, tall; bright, clear
- 高銘high, tall; inscription
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters高明高銘
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Kow Meng
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kow Meng is a Chinese boy's name from Teochew pronunciation; one character option is 高明, meaning 'high; bright, clear'.
Chinese characters for Kow Meng
This spelling is common in Teochew romanization.
- 高明
high, tall; bright, clear
Teochew gao1 mêng5 / Mandarin gāo míng
attested
- 高銘
high, tall; inscription
Teochew gao1 mêng5 / Mandarin gāo 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 Kow Meng
Kow Meng is a two-syllable Chinese given name whose spelling matches Teochew pronunciation. Kow stands for 高 'high, tall' (Teochew gao1, pronounced kau), and Meng can be 明 'bright, clear' or 銘 'inscription' (both mêng5). The characters 高明 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Teochew |
| Parts | Kow + Meng |
| 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: 高 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 明 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 銘 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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