"Kong" meaning in English

See Kong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} Kong
  1. A town in north eastern Côte d'Ivoire.
    Sense id: en-Kong-en-name-tOgAc~~~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} Kong
  1. A fictional gigantic gorilla from the story King Kong. Categories (topical): Fictional characters Synonyms: King Kong
    Sense id: en-Kong-en-name-AmFJRxXz Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 0 76 1 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 30 6 31 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 28 13 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 30 9 29 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) or Cantonese 江 (gong1). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|孔}} 孔 (kǒng), {{bor|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{zh-l|江|tr=gong1}} 江 (gong1) Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} Kong
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Kong-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 28 13 28 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

Etymology: From Manipuri ꯀꯣꯡ (kong). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mni|ꯀꯣꯡ}} Manipuri ꯀꯣꯡ (kong) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kong
  1. Alternative form of Kongbam surname of Meitei origin Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Kongbam surname of Meitei origin
    Sense id: en-Kong-en-name-VWXW4O2L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 30 6 31 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 28 13 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 30 9 29 29
  2. Alternative form of Kongkham surname of Meitei origin Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Kongkham surname of Meitei origin
    Sense id: en-Kong-en-name-m~6bej4H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 30 6 31 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 28 13 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 30 9 29 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Kong Mountains (english: cartographic mistake in Africa)
Etymology number: 4
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