Wai
Origin
Cantonese
Syllables
1
Peak era
2010s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
greatness (偉) for men, wisdom (慧) for women; the single most common syllable of the 60s-80s Hong Kong generations, opening Wai-Man, Wai-Kit and Wai-Yin in this collection
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2010s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Wai peaked in the 2010s.
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