Chinese Names · Boy
Kui Hian name meaning
- 桂贤osmanthus, cassia; virtuous, wise
- 貴賢noble, precious; virtuous, wise
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters桂贤貴賢
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Kui Hian
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kui Hian is a Chinese boy's name from Hokkien pronunciation; one character option is 桂贤, meaning 'osmanthus; virtuous, wise'.
Chinese characters for Kui Hian
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 桂贤
osmanthus, cassia; virtuous, wise
Hokkien kùi hiân / Mandarin guì xián
attested
- 貴賢
noble, precious; virtuous, wise
Hokkien kùi hiân / Mandarin guì xián
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 Kui Hian
Kui Hian is a two-syllable Chinese given name whose spelling matches Hokkien pronunciation. Kui can be 桂 'osmanthus, cassia' or 貴 'noble, precious' (both Hokkien kùi), while Hian stands for 賢/贤 'virtuous, wise' (hiân). The characters 桂贤 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Kui + Hian |
| 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: 桂 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 賢 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 貴 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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