Chinese name syllable
Syllable Loy
- 來come, arrive; coming
- 来simplified form of 來: come
- 萊goosefoot (a weed); fallow field
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- L
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hakka
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters來来萊
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Loy in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Loy is a syllable in Malaysian Chinese names; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 來、来、萊.
Possible characters for Loy
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.
- 來
come, arrive; coming
Cantonese loi4 / Hakka lòi / Mandarin lái
attested
- 来
simplified form of 來: come
Cantonese loi4 / Hakka lòi (來) / Mandarin lái
attested
- 萊
goosefoot (a weed); fallow field
Cantonese loi4 / Mandarin lái
attested
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
Loy is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. The spelling is typical of Cantonese and Hakka romanization; it matches the Cantonese loi4 and Hakka lòi readings of 來 (simplified 来), and the Cantonese loi4 of 萊. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 來、来、萊. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose, so these are options rather than one true meaning.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hakka |
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Loy
Sources
- Wiktionary: 來 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 來 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 来 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 萊 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 萊 · mdbg.net · meaning
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