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Etymology of Chang

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 張／张 (Zhāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chang¹. Doublet of Teo.

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Source etymology 1

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A surname from Mandarin.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 張／张 (Zhāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chang¹. Doublet of Teo.

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Doublet mentionTeoen
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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from Chinese.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 章 (Zhāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chang¹.

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Source etymology 3

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A surname from Chinese.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Mandarin 常 (Cháng).

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  • Borrowed-form mention常cmn
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Source etymology 4

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A surname from Chinese.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Chinese 鄭／郑, either via Hakka Chhang or Cantonese zeng⁶.

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Source etymology 5

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A surname from Korean.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Korean 장 (jang).

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  • Borrowed-form mention장ko
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Source etymology 7

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A gewog of Thimphu District, Bhutan.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Dzongkha ལྕང་ (lcang)

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