Yiu-Ming
Origin
Cantonese
Syllables
2
Peak era
2010s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
shining brightness (耀明). The Yiu here is 耀, to shine; the same Hong Kong spelling also renders the surname 姚 (Mandarin Yao), so Yiu turns up in US records as both a given name and a family name
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2010s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yiu-Ming peaked in the 2010s.
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