Chiu-Wai

Meaning

greatness at court (朝偉); famously borne by Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Cannes Best Actor winner (In the Mood for Love, 2000); distinct from Tony Leung Ka-fai (梁家輝)

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Chiu-Wai has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

Names that fit alongside Chiu-Wai

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