Chinese Names · Boy
Kuen Wei name meaning
- 权威power, right; power, might
- 權偉power, right; great, magnificent
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Cantonese
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters权威權偉
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Kuen Wei
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kuen Wei is a Chinese boy's name combining Cantonese and Mandarin pronunciation; one character option is 權偉, meaning 'power; great, magnificent'.
Chinese characters for Kuen Wei
This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.
- 权威
power, right; power, might
Cantonese kyun4 wai1 / Mandarin quán wēi
attested
- 權偉
power, right; great, magnificent
Cantonese kyun4 wai5 / Mandarin quán wěi
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 Kuen Wei
Kuen Wei is a two-syllable Chinese given name combining Cantonese and Mandarin pronunciation. Kuen matches the Cantonese reading kyun4 of 權/权 'power, right', while Wei follows the Mandarin reading of 威 (wēi) 'power, might' or 偉 (wěi) 'great, magnificent'. The characters 权威 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Cantonese |
| Parts | Kuen + Wei |
| 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: 權 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 威 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 偉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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