Chinese Names · Boy
Yew Sin name meaning
- 耀新to shine, glory; new
- 耀信to shine, glory; trust, to believe
- 友信friend; trust, to believe
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- Y
- Romanization
- Hakka, Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters耀新耀信友信
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Yew Sin
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Yew Sin is a Chinese boy's name in Hakka or Hokkien spelling; one character option is 耀新, meaning glory; new.
Chinese characters for Yew Sin
This spelling is common in Hakka and Hokkien romanization.
- 耀新
to shine, glory; new
Hakka yeu sîn / Mandarin yào xīn
attested
- 耀信
to shine, glory; trust, to believe
Hakka yeu sin / Mandarin yào xìn
- 友信
friend; trust, to believe
Hokkien iú sìn / Mandarin yǒu xìn
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 Yew Sin
Yew Sin is a romanized Chinese name from Hakka or Hokkien. In Hakka, Yew matches yeu of 耀 (glory) and Sin matches sîn or sin, as in 新 (new) or 信 (trust). In Hokkien, Yew matches iú, as in 友 (friend). The characters 耀新 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters a family chose, since one spelling can stand for many characters.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Hakka, Hokkien |
| Parts | Yew + Sin |
| 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: 耀 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 耀 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 新 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 新 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 信 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 信 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 友 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 友 · mdbg.net · meaning
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