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Chang.

A surname from Mandarin.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/t͡ʃæŋ//ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯ŋ/
  1. A surname from Mandarin.

Where this word comes from

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

name/t͡ʃæŋ//ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯ŋ/
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

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

name/t͡ʃæŋ//ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯ŋ/
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

From Mandarin 常 (Cháng).

name/t͡ʃæŋ//ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯ŋ/
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

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

name/t͡ʃæŋ//ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯ŋ/
  1. A surname from Korean.

Where this word comes from

From Korean 장 (jang).

name/t͡ʃæŋ//ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯ŋ/
  1. A Naga language spoken in north-eastern India.

name/t͡ʃæŋ//ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯ŋ/
  1. A gewog of Thimphu District, Bhutan.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dzongkha ལྕང་ (lcang)

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