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As a German surname, Beh may have originated as a variant of Boehm, which is a toponymic surname from Bohemia. It is also a spelling of Southern Min pronunciations of three Chinese surnames, listed in the table below. [1] These spellings of the Chinese surnames are often found among Malaysian Chinese. [2]
Chinese character meanings (traditional Chinese: 漢字字義; simplified Chinese: 汉字字义; pinyin: hànzì zìyì) are the meanings of the morphemes the characters represent, including the original meanings, extended meanings and phonetic-loan meanings. Some characters only have single meanings, some have multiple meanings, and some share ...
The German surname Seng in most cases originated as a toponymic surname for a person who lived on land which had been cleared by fire, from Middle High German sengen 'to singe'. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In some cases it originated as an occupational surname for a farmer, from MHG senge 'ready to cut (of grain)', or as a patronymic from the hypocorism Seng ...
The surname Koh found among descendants of the Germans of Yugoslavia originated from the German surname Koch. The surname Kuhač is similarly derived. [3] As a Korean surname, Koh is a variant spelling of the surname most commonly spelled as Ko (based on its McCune–Reischauer transcription; Korean: 고; Hanja: 高; RR: Go). [4] [5]
"Lai" in Cantonese. The character also means "strict" or "severe". Lì 酈 / 郦 (4th tone). "Lik" in Cantonese. The character is exclusively used in proper names and has no other meaning. Lì 莉 (4th tone), a rare surname of the Hui people. The character also means "jasmine".
Guido Mieth/Getty Images. This name of German origin has a strong sound and a meaning to match: “battle woman.” 21. Helga. Helga is an Old Norse name with a Germanic meaning of “holy ...
Origin Total Number (2000) % (Chinese population) Character(s) Pinyin Other Forms Notes Trad. Simp. 1 Tan: Hokkien Teochew Hainanese: 237,800 9.5 陳: 陈: Chén: Chan for Cantonese, Chin for Hakka: 2 Lim: Hokkien Teochew Hainanese Hakka: 166,000 6.6 林: Lín: Lam or Lum for Cantonese: 3 Lee: Hokkien Teochew Cantonese Hainanese Hakka: 112,600 ...
The Dutch and German surname, with the same meaning, originated from Middle Dutch kerk and Middle Low German kerke or karke respectively, while the Sorbian surname means 'bush' or 'shrub'. [2] The surname Kerk is also found in Southeast Asia among Overseas Chinese communities in Malaysia and in Singapore as a spelling of the Hokkien ...