Chinese Names · Boy
Seng Giaw name meaning
- 胜尧to win, succeed; Yao, legendary ruler of China
- 成堯to succeed, accomplish; Yao, legendary ruler of China
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters胜尧成堯
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Seng Giaw
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Seng Giaw is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien spelling; written 胜尧 or 成堯, it pairs 'win' or 'succeed' with the name of the legendary ruler Yao.
Chinese characters for Seng Giaw
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 胜尧
to win, succeed; Yao, legendary ruler of China
Hokkien sèng giâu / Mandarin shèng yáo
attested
- 成堯
to succeed, accomplish; Yao, legendary ruler of China
Hokkien sêng giâu
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 Seng Giaw
Seng Giaw is a boy's given name in Hokkien spelling. Giaw fits the Hokkien reading giâu of 堯 (尧), the name of Yao, a legendary ruler of China, while Seng can be 勝 (胜) 'win' or 成 'succeed'. The characters 胜尧 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien |
| Parts | Seng + Giaw |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with S |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 勝 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 堯 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 成 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 胜 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 尧 · mdbg.net · meaning
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