Chinese Names · Boy
Loy Seng name meaning
- 萊生fallow field; to live, to be born
- 來生to come; to live, to be born
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- L
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hakka
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters萊生來生
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Loy Seng
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Loy Seng is a Chinese boy's name whose meaning depends on the characters, for example 來生 (to come; to live) or 萊生 (fallow field; to live).
Chinese characters for Loy Seng
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.
- 萊生
fallow field; to live, to be born
Cantonese loi4 (萊) / Hakka sên (生)
attested
- 來生
to come; to live, to be born
Hakka lòi sên / Cantonese loi4 (來)
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 Loy Seng
Loy Seng is a two-syllable Chinese given name. Loy matches the Cantonese reading loi4 of 萊 or 來 and the Hakka reading lòi of 來; Seng matches the Hakka reading sên of 生 (to live, to be born). The characters 萊生 are recorded for this spelling in Malaysia. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hakka |
| Parts | Loy + Seng |
| 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: 萊 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 生 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 來 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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