Chinese name syllable
Syllable Wai
- 伟great; magnificent
- 威power; might
- 慧bright; intelligent
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- W
- Romanization
- Cantonese
- Character options
- 5
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters伟威慧惠維
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Wai in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Wai is a Chinese name syllable from the Cantonese reading wai; its meaning depends on the character, such as 伟 'great' or 慧 'intelligent'.
Possible characters for Wai
This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.
- 伟
great; magnificent
Cantonese wai5 / Mandarin wěi
attested
- 威
power; might
Cantonese wai1 / Mandarin wēi
attested
- 慧
bright; intelligent
Cantonese wai6 / Mandarin huì
- 惠
favour; kind
Cantonese wai6 / Mandarin huì
- 維
to maintain; to preserve
Cantonese wai4 / Mandarin wéi
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 Wai
Wai spells the Cantonese reading wai, shared by many characters used in names. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling are 伟 (great) and 威 (power; might). Other characters read wai in Cantonese include 慧 (intelligent), 惠 (favour; kind) and 維 (to maintain). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Wai in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 1980s
- Share (boy)
- 33%
- JPN entries
- 5
- Girl 1980s · 7%
- Boy 1980s · 33%
Entries containing this syllable: Chee Wai 1970s ♂ 904 · Kok Wai 1970s ♂ 742 · Chee Wai 1980s ♂ 670 · Kok Wai 1980s ♂ 654 · Wai Kit 1980s ♂ 591 · Wai Loon 1980s ♂ 552 · Wai Yee 1980s ♀ 559
Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Wai
Sources
- Wiktionary: 偉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 伟 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 威 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 威 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 慧 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 慧 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 惠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 惠 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 維 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 維 · mdbg.net · meaning
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