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Etymology of Ong

From Hokkien 王 (Ông) or 汪 (Ong).

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Source etymology 1

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name

A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

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

From Hokkien 王 (Ông) or 汪 (Ong).

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Source etymology 2

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A Chinese surname from Vietnamese.

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

From Vietnamese Ông, from Chinese 翁.

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

  • Derivation mentionÔngvi
  • Derivation mention翁zh
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Source etymology 3

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name

A Chinese surname from Taishanese.

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

From Taishanese 鄧 /邓 (ang⁵).

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