Chinese name syllable
Syllable Ooi
- 偉great; magnificent
- 威might; power; dignity
- 黃yellow; also a surname
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- O
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters偉威黃
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Ooi in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Ooi is a Chinese name syllable from the Hokkien sound ui, as in 偉 (great) or 威 (might); the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Possible characters for Ooi
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 偉
great; magnificent
Hokkien úi / Mandarin wěi
- 威
might; power; dignity
Hokkien ui / Mandarin wēi
- 黃
yellow; also a surname
Hokkien ûiⁿ (Pulau Pinang, Zhangzhou) / Mandarin huáng
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 Ooi
Ooi is a Hokkien spelling of the sound ui. As a name syllable, 偉 (great) and 威 (might) are matching characters. Ooi is also a common spelling of the surname 黃 (yellow), read ûiⁿ in Penang Hokkien. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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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 Ooi
Sources
- Wiktionary: 偉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 威 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 黃 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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