Chinese Names · Boy
Wooi Yik name meaning
- 偉譯great, extraordinary; to translate
- 偉益great, extraordinary; benefit, profit
- 偉奕great, extraordinary; grand, beautiful
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- W
- Romanization
- Hakka, Cantonese
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters偉譯偉益偉奕
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Wooi Yik
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Wooi Yik is a male Chinese name; written 偉益 it means 'great' and 'benefit', but the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Wooi Yik
This spelling is common in Hakka and Cantonese romanization.
- 偉譯
great, extraordinary; to translate
Hakka vî, vuiˋ (Hailu) / Cantonese wai5 jik6
attested
- 偉益
great, extraordinary; benefit, profit
Hakka vî, vuiˋ (Hailu) / Cantonese wai5 jik1
- 偉奕
great, extraordinary; grand, beautiful
Hakka vî, vuiˋ (Hailu) / Cantonese wai5 jik6
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 Wooi Yik
Wooi Yik is a male Chinese name spelling. Wooi matches the Hakka reading vui of 偉 (great), while Yik matches the Cantonese reading jik of 譯 (to translate), 益 (benefit) or 奕 (grand, beautiful). The characters 偉譯 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hakka, Cantonese |
| Parts | Wooi + Yik |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with W |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 偉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 譯 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 益 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 奕 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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