Chinese Names · Boy
Yam Keng name meaning
- 炎慶flame, blazing; to celebrate
- 炎敬flame, blazing; to respect
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- Y
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters炎慶炎敬
Yam Keng is a Chinese boy's name in Hokkien or Teochew spelling whose meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 炎慶 'flame; celebrate'.
Chinese characters for Yam Keng
This spelling is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 炎慶
flame, blazing; to celebrate
Hokkien iâm khèng / Teochew iam7 kêng3 / Mandarin yán qìng
attested
- 炎敬
flame, blazing; to respect
Hokkien iâm kèng / Teochew iam7 gêng3 / Mandarin yán jìng
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 Yam Keng
Yam Keng is a Hokkien or Teochew romanization of a Chinese name. Yam is usually 炎 (Hokkien iâm, flame), while Keng can be 慶 (khèng, to celebrate) or 敬 (kèng, to respect). The characters 炎慶 are recorded for this spelling in the region. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew |
| Parts | Yam + Keng |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with Y |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 炎 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 慶 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 敬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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