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Sek Keong name meaning

  • 錫強tin, to bestow; strong
  • 石強stone; strong
  • 碩強large, eminent; strong
Letters
8
Syllables
2
First letter
S
Romanization
Cantonese
Character options
3
Gender
♂ Boy
  • Chinese characters錫強石強碩強

Chinese Names: S

Sek Keong is a Chinese boy's name (Cantonese); its meaning depends on the characters, for example 錫強 means 'to bestow; strong'.

Chinese characters for Sek Keong

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 錫強

    tin, to bestow; strong

    Cantonese sek3 koeng4

    attested

  • 石強

    stone; strong

    Cantonese sek6 koeng4

  • 碩強

    large, eminent; strong

    Cantonese sek6 koeng4

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 Sek Keong

Sek Keong is a boy's name from Cantonese. Sek can be 錫 (sek3, 'tin; to bestow'), 石 (sek6, 'stone') or 碩 (sek6, 'large, eminent'), and Keong usually stands for 強 (koeng4, 'strong'). The characters 錫強 are recorded for people in the region with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender♂ Boy
RomanizationCantonese
PartsSek + Keong
First letterChinese Names starting with S

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 錫 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 強 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 石 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 碩 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. MDBG: 錫 · mdbg.net · meaning
  6. MDBG: 強 · mdbg.net · meaning
  7. MDBG: 石 · mdbg.net · meaning

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