Yong

proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

//jɔŋ//

A surname.

proper noun

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A surname.

Etymology

The romanization of various Chinese and Korean surnames, including Mandarin 雍 (Yōng), Cantonese 楊／杨 (joeng4), Hakka 楊／杨 (Yòng), Cantonese 容 (jung4), Korean 용(龍) (Yong), etc.

proper noun

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historicalSynonym of Yongzhou: any of various regions and provinces of ancient and early medieval China.

Etymology

The pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 雍州 (Yōngzhōu, “Harmonious Province”).

Forms

plural: Yongs

Yoko · A female given name from Japanese.Yolanda · A female given name from Spanish.yonder · At or in a distant but indicated place.

Yong · A surname.

Yoo · A surname.Yoon · A surname from Korean.york · to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman…

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