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English word origin

Etymology of Vang

* As a North Germanic surname, from derivatives of Old Norse vangr (“field”) (such as modern Swedish vång). * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Wang. * As a Hmongic surname, from White Hmong Vaj, White Hmong Vaaj,

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A surname from the North Germanic languages · A surname from Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish · A surname from White Hmong · A surname from Hmong

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* As a North Germanic surname, from derivatives of Old Norse vangr (“field”) (such as modern Swedish vång). * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Wang. * As a Hmongic surname, from White Hmong Vaj, White Hmong Vaaj, or Khmer វ៉ាង (vaang).

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  • Derivation mentionvangrnon · field
  • Derivation mentionvångsv
  • Borrowed-form mentionVajmww
  • Borrowed-form mentionVaajmww
  • Borrowed-form mentionវ៉ាងkm

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