Chinese Names · Boy
Poh Koon name meaning
- 寶君treasure, precious; lord, sovereign
- 保君to protect, to keep; lord, sovereign
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- P
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters寶君保君
Poh Koon is a Chinese boy's name (Hokkien); its meaning depends on the characters, for example 寶君 means 'treasure; lord'.
Chinese characters for Poh Koon
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 寶君
treasure, precious; lord, sovereign
Hokkien pó kun
- 保君
to protect, to keep; lord, sovereign
Hokkien pó kun
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 Poh Koon
Poh Koon is a boy's name from Hokkien. Poh usually stands for 寶 (pó, 'treasure') or 保 (pó, 'to protect'), and Koon represents the reading kun, as in 君 ('lord'). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Poh + Koon |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with P |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 寶 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 君 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 保 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 寶 · mdbg.net · meaning
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