Hokkien baby name

Discussions on the Hokkien (Minnan) language.
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koay_andrew
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Hokkien baby name

Post by koay_andrew »

Hi,

Can someone please help me translate my baby's name into hokkien:

欣怡 (Xin Yi)

Need for registration. Thank you.
amhoanna
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Re: Hokkien baby name

Post by amhoanna »

In POJ (the semi-standard spelling system), it would be:

Him-i (w/o tone markings)
Him-î (with)

But I think in M'sia + S'pore + (maybe) Phils, the usual spelling would be:

Him Ee
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