Weng (surname)
Weng (Chinese: 翁; pinyin: Wēng) is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled Yung based on its Cantonese pronunciation, Eng based on its Teochew pronunciation, or Ong based on its Hokkien pronunciation.[1]
Weng surname in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Wēng (Pinyin) Ang (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Meaning | individual word can have many meanings, often used in phrase '老翁' meaning 'old man' |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Weng |
Weng is also a surname coming from place names in Germany and Austria [2]
Notable people
- Weng
- Weng Chang-liang (born 1965), retired Taiwanese politician
- Weng Fanggang (1733–1818), Chinese calligrapher, literary critic, philosopher, and poet
- Weng Hongyang (born 1999), Chinese male badminton player
- Weng Tonghe (1830–1904), Chinese Confucian scholar
- Weng Weng (1957–1992), Filipino actor and martial artist
- William Weng (1907–1993), American journalist and crossword puzzle constructor
- Weng Zuliang (born 1963), Chinese politician
- Ong
- Ong Huay Dee (翁伙俤 Wēng Huŏdì), Singaporean taxi driver and murder victim
References
- Koh, Jaime (2013). Singapore Childhood: Our Stories Then and Now. World Scientific. p. 28. ISBN 9789814390774. Additionally see "翁". mogher.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- "Weng Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.