Chinese name syllable
Syllable Nam
- 南south; southern
- 男man; male; son
- 楠nanmu tree (a hardwood)
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- N
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hakka
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters南男楠
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Nam in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Nam is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese naam4 or Hakka nàm, as in 南 (south) or 男 (man); the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Possible characters for Nam
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.
- 南
south; southern
Cantonese naam4 / Hakka nàm / Mandarin nán
attested
- 男
man; male; son
Cantonese naam4 / Hakka nàm / Mandarin nán
- 楠
nanmu tree (a hardwood)
Cantonese naam4 / Mandarin nán
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 Nam
Nam spells the Cantonese sound naam4 or the Hakka nàm. The character 南 (south) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling; 男 (man) and 楠 (nanmu tree) are other characters with the same sound. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hakka |
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Chinese names with the syllable Nam
Sources
- Wiktionary: 南 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 男 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 楠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 楠 · mdbg.net · meaning
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