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Gender
  
Male

Word/name
  
Thai

Meaning
  
For สมชาย, it means "Real man", "Manliness".

Somchai (Thai: สมชาย,  [sǒm.tɕʰāːj]) is a Thai given name used by males. It is the most common male given name in Thailand, with 240,000 persons using the name in 2012.

Persons with the given name Somchai include:

  • Somchai Wongsawat, former Prime Minister of Thailand
  • Somchai Neelapaijit, human rights activist
  • Somchai Subpherm, football coach
  • Somchai Chuayboonchum, football manager, and former footballer
  • Somchai Han-iang, footballer
  • Somchai Singmanee, footballer
  • Somlek Sakdikul, also known as Somchai, Thai film actor

    • In addition to สมชาย, a few other similar-sounding Thai names are also transcribed as Somchai. These include สมชัย, สมไชย, สมไชย์, etc., which are pronounced  [sǒm.tɕʰāj], with a short second syllable.

    Persons with the name Somchai (สมชัย) include:

  • Win Lyovarin (birth name: Somchai), Thai novelist/writer

    • References

    Somchai Wikipedia
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