Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Chinese
Scripts 宝, 褒, 苞, etc.(Chinese) 寶, 褒, 苞, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. POW  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Chinese (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare", (bāo) meaning "praise, honour" or (bāo) meaning "bud" (which is usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters are possible as well.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesBảo(Vietnamese)
Other ReadingsTakara(Japanese)
Same SpellingBảo
User SubmissionBáo

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Entry updated April 25, 2021