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Ng.

A surname from Chinese.

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/əŋ//ʌŋ//ɪŋ//ɛŋ/
  1. A surname from Chinese. A surname from Hokkien

  2. A surname from Chinese. A surname from Cantonese

Where this word comes from

From various Chinese surnames, including: * Hokkien 黃 /黄 (N̂g) * Cantonese 吳 /吴 (ng⁴) and 伍 (ng⁵) The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.