"Hong" meaning in English

See Hong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Hong
  1. A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Categories (place): Places in Adamawa State, Nigeria, Places in Nigeria
    Sense id: en-Hong-en-name-vsfx8jUc Categories (other): Local government areas of Nigeria, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 40 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 31 30 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 32 31 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Hongs [plural]
enPR: ho͝ong Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 洪 (Hóng) or Taishanese 湯 /汤 (hong¹). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|cmn|^洪}} Borrowed from Mandarin 洪 (Hóng), {{bor|en|zhx-tai|湯}} Taishanese 湯 /汤 (hong¹) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Hong (plural Hongs)
  1. A surname from Chinese
    A surname from Mandarin.
    Synonyms: Hung, Fung
    Sense id: en-Hong-en-name-R5EkTNxb Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 40 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 31 30 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 32 31 7
  2. A surname from Chinese
    A surname from Taishanese.
    Synonyms: Tang, Tong, Tan
    Sense id: en-Hong-en-name-G4-RMp3I Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 40 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 31 30 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 32 31 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: Hongs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 홍(洪) (Hong). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ko|^홍(洪)}} Borrowed from Korean 홍(洪) (Hong) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Hong (plural Hongs)
  1. A surname from Korean.
    Sense id: en-Hong-en-name-qe3-kOiv Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 31 30 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        ]
      ]
    }
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  "word": "Hong"
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    },
    {
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        }
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        {
          "word": "Tang"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        }
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    }
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English terms borrowed from Mandarin",
    "English terms borrowed from Taishanese",
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    "English terms derived from Mandarin",
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    }
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    }
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  "pos": "name",
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        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Chinese",
        "English surnames from Mandarin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Chinese",
        "A surname from Mandarin."
      ],
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        ],
        [
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      ],
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        }
      ]
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    }
  ],
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    "Pages with 3 entries",
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    }
  ],
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}

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