Wang
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Etymology edit
- Borrowed from Manipuri ꯋꯥꯡ (waang)
- (Chinese surname): From Mandarin 王 (Wáng) or 汪 (Wāng). Doublet of Wong and Vuong
- (Danish surname): From Danish Vang
- As a German and Dutch surname, from wang (“cheek”) and obsolete derivatives of Proto-Germanic *wangaz (“field, meadow”).
- As a Jewish surname, from the German sense, and also a nickname for someone from Hungary (compare Russian Венгрия (Vengrija)).
- As a North Germanic surname, spelling variant of Vang.
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Wang (plural Wangs)
- Alternative form of Wangjam, a surname of Meitei origin.
- Alternative form of Wangkheimayum, a surname of Meitei origin.
- Alternative form of Wangkhem, a surname of Meitei origin.
- Alternative form of Wangmayum, a surname of Meitei origin.
- A surname from Chinese, derived from a common Chinese surname.
- A surname from Korean.
- A surname from Danish; variation of Vang.
Translations edit
Wang: the Chinese surname
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Proper noun edit
Wang n (proper noun, genitive Wangs or (optionally with an article) Wang)
- A municipality of Lower Austria, Austria
- A municipality of Bavaria, Germany
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Wang
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Mandarin 王 (Wáng) and 汪 (Wāng). Doublet of Ong, Wong, and Heng.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwaŋ/ [ˈwaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: Wang
Proper noun edit
Wang (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜅ᜔)
- a Chinese surname from Mandarin
Statistics edit
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Wang is the 851st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 10,891 individuals.