Chinese name syllable
Syllable Yap
- 葉leaf; also a surname
- 燁bright; glorious
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- Y
- Romanization
- Hakka, Hokkien
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters葉燁
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Yap in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Yap is a Chinese name syllable from the Hakka reading ya̍p or Hokkien iap, most often for 葉 (leaf), which is also a surname.
Possible characters for Yap
This spelling is common in Hakka and Hokkien romanization.
- 葉
leaf; also a surname
Hakka ya̍p / Hokkien ia̍p / Mandarin yè
- 燁
bright; glorious
Hokkien iap / Mandarin yè
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 Yap
Yap is the Hakka spelling of 葉 (ya̍p), a character meaning leaf and also a common surname in Malaysia; in Hokkien it is read ia̍p. Another character read iap in Hokkien is 燁 (bright; glorious). The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Hakka, Hokkien |
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Chinese names with the syllable Yap
Sources
- Wiktionary: 葉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 燁 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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