Posted by Raymond (72.234.136.20) on August 26, 2008 at 02:17:17:
In Reply to: Teochew equivalent Of names given in Mandarin posted by John Walker on June 23, 2008 at 15:26:17:
John,
My guess is that the names in question are the transliterations in Teochiu dialect. You can get a sense of this by reviewing the surnames under the Min Nan (Hokkien/Taiwanese/Teochew) header on the website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_Chinese_surnames
That's just my take on this. Good luck.
Raymond