Given name & surname

Teh

Teh is a surname from Hokkien. It is used in English and Indonesian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Teh comes from Hokkien.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Hokkien 鄭 (Tēⁿ).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Teh’s family of names

In Indonesian usage, Teh as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with CHONG. In Indonesian usage, Teh as a surname has a related form in Theo. In Indonesian usage, Teh as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Chang.

Walk Teh’s family in the name graph

TehTheoTeoTioThioTeohChong

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Hokkien

Thee

Thee is a surname from Hokkien. It is used in Indonesian.

No U.S. birth series

65% boys · 35% girls

Hokkien

Toh

Toh is a surname from Hokkien.

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Hokkien

Ee

Ee is a surname from Hokkien.

No U.S. birth series

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Spanish

Tengco

Tengco is a surname from Hokkien, ultimately from Spanish. It is used in Tagalog.

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Spanish

Tecson

Tecson is a surname from Hokkien, ultimately from Spanish. It is used in English and Tagalog.

No U.S. birth series

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Hokkien

Teehankee

Teehankee is a surname from Hokkien. It is used in Tagalog.

No U.S. birth series

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Hokkien

Theng

Theng is a surname from Hokkien. It is used in Indonesian.

No U.S. birth series

71% boys · 29% girls

Hokkien

Tiu

Tiu is a surname from Hokkien. It is used in Tagalog.

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Teh’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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