English word origin

Etymology of Teng

Romanization of Hokkien 鄧／邓 (Tēng). Doublet of Dinh.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A surname from Hokkien.

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

Romanization of Hokkien 鄧／邓 (Tēng). Doublet of Dinh.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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

Doublet mentionDinhen

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A surname from Mandarin.

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

From Mandarin 鄧 /邓 (Dèng), Wade–Giles romanization: Têng⁴. Doublet of Dinh.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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

Borrowed-form mention^鄧cmn
Doublet mentionDinhen

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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗

name

A county of Wuzhou, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

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

From Mandarin 藤 (Téng).

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