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BM

Chinese name syllable

Syllable Moh

  • 毛hair; fur; also a surname
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
M
Romanization
Hokkien, Teochew
Character options
1
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters毛
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Moh in their name

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Moh is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien mô͘ or Hakka mô, usually standing for 毛 (hair), which is also a surname.

Possible characters for Moh

This spelling is common in Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka romanization.

  • 毛

    hair; fur; also a surname

    Hokkien mô͘ / Teochew mo5 / Hakka mô / Mandarin máo

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 Moh

Moh spells the Hokkien sound mô͘, Teochew mo or Hakka mô; the final h only marks an open vowel, as in the spellings Goh and Toh. The usual character for this sound is 毛 (hair, fur), best known as a surname. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationHokkien, Teochew, Hakka

Chinese names with the syllable Moh

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 毛 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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