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English word origin

Etymology of Wang

From various romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 王 (Wáng) or 汪 (Wāng). Doublet of Wong, Heng, Ong, and Vuong. As a Korean surname, from 왕 (wang), from the above.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A surname from Chinese. · A surname from Korean [in turn from Chinese].

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

From various romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 王 (Wáng) or 汪 (Wāng). Doublet of Wong, Heng, Ong, and Vuong. As a Korean surname, from 왕 (wang), from the above.

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  • Doublet mentionWongen
  • Doublet mentionHengen
  • Doublet mentionOngen
  • Doublet mentionVuongen
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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from Danish, variant of Vang.

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

As a Danish surname, from 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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Source etymology 3

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name

A Meitei surname from Manipuri, variant of Wangjam, Wangkheimayum, Wangkheimayum, and Wangmayum.

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

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯋꯥꯡ (wāng).

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