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Yang.

A surname from Chinese of various origins.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/jæŋ/
  1. A surname from Chinese of various origins.

  2. A surname from Korean of various origins.

  3. A county of Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China.

Where this word comes from

From various atonal romanizations of various Chinese characters, including 楊 /杨 (yáng, “Willow”) and 洋 (a river name). Korean origins include 梁 and 楊.

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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.