Chinese Names · Boy
Kwong Beng name meaning
- 广铭broad, wide; inscription, to inscribe
- 光明light; bright
- 廣明broad, wide; bright
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters广铭光明廣明
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Kwong Beng
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kwong Beng is a Chinese boy's name; Kwong usually stands for 廣 or 光 (Cantonese) and Beng for 明 or 銘 (Hokkien).
Chinese characters for Kwong Beng
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hokkien romanization.
- 广铭
broad, wide; inscription, to inscribe
Cantonese gwong2 (广) / Hokkien bêng (铭) / Mandarin guǎng míng
attested
- 光明
light; bright
Cantonese gwong1 (光) / Hokkien bêng (明) / Mandarin guāng míng
- 廣明
broad, wide; bright
Cantonese gwong2 (廣) / Hokkien bêng (明) / Mandarin guǎng 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 Kwong Beng
Kwong Beng combines spellings from two dialects. Kwong matches the Cantonese reading gwong of characters such as 廣 (broad) or 光 (light), while Beng matches the Hokkien reading bêng of 明 (bright) or 銘 (inscription). The characters 广铭 are recorded for this spelling in public data. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hokkien |
| Parts | Kwong + Beng |
| 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: 廣 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 銘 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 光 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 明 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 广 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 铭 · mdbg.net · meaning
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