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Tai-Man

boy name
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.

Names that fit alongside Tai-Man

Wai-Man Lucian Ka-Ming Chi-Ming Ruslan Ho-Yin

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