Wah Family History
Wah Name Meaning
Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 華 see Hua Chinese: possibly also from Cantonese form of the Chinese name 華 (a short form of ‘China’) a monosyllabic personal name or part of a disyllabic personal name of some early Chinese immigrants in the US. Burmese (Karen): from a personal name usually forming part of a compound name from wah ‘white’. — Note: Since Karens do not have hereditary surnames this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US. German (Wäh): nickname for a smart good looking person from Middle High German wæhe ‘pretty neat’. This name is almost extinct in Germany.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022