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Gender Masculine
Usage Chinese
Scripts 大为, 大卫, 大維, 大衛, 大渭, 大畏, 大伟, 大位, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. /tä.weɪ̯/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Chinese 大 () meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 为 (wéi) meaning "act, make, become", 卫 or 衛 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect", 維 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve", 渭 (wèi) referring to the Wei River in Shaanxi province, 畏 (wèi) meaning "fear, dread, respect", or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", or 位 (wèi) meaning "place, position, location". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Added 9/12/2014 by anonymous
Edited 4/25/2024 by Mike C and HL