Tai-Man
Origin
Cantonese
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
great literature (大文); a real given name, and as Chan Tai-man it is also Hong Kong's John Doe, the placeholder on every sample form and textbook
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tai-Man has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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