Chinese Names · Boy
Pow Nee name meaning
- 保尼to protect, to keep; Buddhist nun, used in transliteration
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- P
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Hakka
- Character options
- 1
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters保尼
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Pow Nee
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Pow Nee is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien or Hakka spelling; the recorded characters are 保尼, with 保 meaning 'protect'.
Chinese characters for Pow Nee
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Hakka romanization.
- 保尼
to protect, to keep; Buddhist nun, used in transliteration
Hokkien pó nî / Hakka pó nì / Mandarin bǎo ní
attested
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About the name Pow Nee
Pow Nee is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien or Hakka romanization. Pow spells the reading pó of 保 (to protect, to keep), and Nee represents the Hokkien reading nî or Hakka nì of 尼, a character meaning a Buddhist nun and often used to spell sounds. The characters 保尼 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien, Hakka |
| Parts | Pow + Nee |
| 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: 尼 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 尼 · mdbg.net · meaning
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