Ka-Fai
Origin
Cantonese
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
family brightness (家輝); given name of actor Tony Leung Ka-fai. A Hong Kong ID card carries both names at once (Tony LEUNG Ka-fai): the English name for school and work, the Cantonese name for family and the record
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ka-Fai has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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