Weng (surname) explained
| Weng |
| Pronunciation: | Wēng (Pinyin)
Ang (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Language origin: | Chinese |
| Meaning: | individual word can have many meanings, often used in phrase '老翁' meaning 'old man' |
| Variant: | Weng |
Weng is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled Yung based on its Cantonese pronunciation, Eng based on its Teochew pronunciation, or Ong based on its Hokkien pronunciation.[1]
Weng is also a surname coming from place names in Germany and Austria [2]
Notable people
Weng
- Weng Chang-liang (born 1965), retired Taiwanese politician
- Weng Fanggang (1733–1818), Chinese calligrapher, literary critic, philosopher, and poet
- Weng Hongyang (born 1999), Chinese male badminton player
- Weng Tonghe (1830–1904), Chinese Confucian scholar
- Weng Weng (1957–1992), Filipino actor and martial artist
- William Weng (1907–1993), American journalist and crossword puzzle constructor
- Weng Zuliang (born 1963), Chinese politician
Ong
- Ong Huay Dee (翁伙俤 Wēng Huŏdì), Singaporean taxi driver and murder victim
Notes and References
- Book: Koh, Jaime. Singapore Childhood: Our Stories Then and Now. World Scientific. 2013. 28. 9789814390774. none. . Additionally see Web site: 翁. mogher.com. 11 December 2019.
- Web site: Weng Family History . Ancestry.com . 27 January 2024.
