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馬

“deer”

馬 is a surname from Arabic. It is used in Chinese.

Chinese and Japanese and VietnameseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Ma.

Meaning & origin

What it means

馬 goes back to a word meaning “deer.”

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Where it comes from

馬 comes from Arabic.

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How it developed

From Arabic مُحَمَّد.

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馬’s family of names

In Japanese usage, 馬 as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form MA.

Walk 馬’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 2

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