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Lee Meng name meaning

利明benefit, gain; bright
理明reason, truth; bright
利銘benefit, gain; engraved motto

Letters: 7
Syllables: 2
First letter: L
Romanization: Teochew
Character options: 3
Category: Chinese Names
Gender: ♂ Boy

Chinese characters利明理明利銘

Lee Meng is a Chinese boy's name in Teochew spelling; one option is 利明 ('benefit; bright'), but the meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Chinese characters for Lee Meng

This spelling is common in Teochew romanization.

利明

benefit, gain; bright

Teochew li7 mêng5 / Mandarin lì míng

attested
理明

reason, truth; bright

Teochew li2 mêng5 / Mandarin lǐ míng
利銘

benefit, gain; engraved motto

Teochew li7 mêng5 / Mandarin lì 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 Lee Meng

Lee Meng is a Teochew romanization. Lee stands for 利 (benefit) or 理 (reason), and Meng for the sound mêng, as in 明 (bright) or 銘 (engraved motto). The characters 利明 are recorded in public data for this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender	♂ Boy
Romanization	Teochew
Parts	Lee + Meng
First letter	Chinese Names starting with L

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Sources

Wiktionary: 利 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
MDBG: 利 · mdbg.net · meaning
Wiktionary: 明 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
MDBG: 明 · mdbg.net · meaning
Wiktionary: 理 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
MDBG: 理 · mdbg.net · meaning
Wiktionary: 銘 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
MDBG: 銘 · mdbg.net · meaning

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