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Lum Chin name meaning

  • 霖展continuous rain; to unfold, to extend
  • 琳展beautiful jade; to unfold, to extend
Letters
7
Syllables
2
First letter
L
Romanization
Cantonese
Character options
2
Gender
♂ Boy
  • Chinese characters霖展琳展
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records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Lum Chin

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Chinese Names: L

Lum Chin is a Chinese boy's name from Cantonese pronunciation; its meaning depends on the characters, for example 霖展 (continuous rain; to unfold).

Chinese characters for Lum Chin

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 霖展

    continuous rain; to unfold, to extend

    Cantonese lam4 zin2

  • 琳展

    beautiful jade; to unfold, to extend

    Cantonese lam4 zin2

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 Lum Chin

Lum Chin is a two-syllable Chinese given name whose spelling matches Cantonese pronunciation. In Malaysian spelling, Lum commonly represents the Cantonese reading lam4, for example 霖 (continuous rain) or 琳 (beautiful jade), while Chin can represent 展 (zin2, to unfold). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender♂ Boy
RomanizationCantonese
PartsLum + Chin
First letterChinese Names starting with L

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 霖 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 琳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 展 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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