"Vang" meaning in All languages combined

See Vang on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Vangs [plural]
Etymology: * As a North Germanic surname, from derivatives of Old Norse vangr (“field”) (such as modern Swedish vång). * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Wang. * As a Hmong surname, from White Hmong Vaj, White Hmong Vaaj, or Khmer វ៉ាង (vaang). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{der|en|non|vangr|t=field}} Old Norse vangr (“field”), {{der|en|sv|vång}} Swedish vång, {{der|en|hmn|-}} Hmong, {{bor|en|mww|Vaj}} White Hmong Vaj, {{bor|en|mww|Vaaj}} White Hmong Vaaj, {{bor|en|km|វ៉ាង}} Khmer វ៉ាង (vaang) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Vangs}} Vang (plural Vangs)
  1. A Hmong surname from the Hmong languages of Chinese origin.
    Sense id: en-Vang-en-name-IylsTihd Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 25 28 14
  2. A Hmong surname from Khmer
    Sense id: en-Vang-en-name-fVd1PXBw Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 25 28 14

Proper name [Norwegian]

Head templates: {{head|no|proper noun}} Vang
  1. a municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Oppland Categories (place): Municipalities of Norway, Places in Innlandet, Norway, Places in Norway
    Sense id: en-Vang-no-name-2FVke21T Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Norwegian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 25 28 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 19 44 11 Disambiguation of Norwegian entries with incorrect language header: 86 14
  2. a surname
    Sense id: en-Vang-no-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Norwegian surnames, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 25 28 14
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