Chinese Names · Boy
Poh Lim name meaning
- 保林to protect, to keep; forest, grove
- 寶林treasure, precious; forest, grove
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- P
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Hakka
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters保林寶林
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Poh Lim
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Poh Lim is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien spelling; written 保林, it means 'protect' and 'forest'.
Chinese characters for Poh Lim
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Hakka romanization.
- 保林
to protect, to keep; forest, grove
Hokkien pó lîm / Hakka pó lìm / Mandarin bǎo lín
attested
- 寶林
treasure, precious; forest, grove
Hokkien pó lîm / Hakka pó lìm / Mandarin bǎo lín
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 Lim
Poh Lim is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien romanization; the Hakka reading pó lìm fits as well. Poh can stand for 保 (protect) or 寶/宝 (treasure, precious), while Lim is the usual spelling of 林 (forest, grove). The characters 保林 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien, Hakka |
| Parts | Poh + Lim |
| 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: 保 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 林 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 寶 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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