Etymograph

English

Yong

Yong comes from Korean ^용(龍).

  1. Koreanmodern^용(龍)龍
  2. EnglishtodayYong

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Koreanmodern^용(龍)龍
  2. EnglishtodayYong

The story

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.

Another origin of Yong

  1. Chinesemodern雍州Yōngzhōu‘Harmonious Province’
  2. EnglishtodayYong

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Korean ^용(龍) / Yong