"Leong" meaning in English

See Leong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Leongs [plural]
Etymology: From Cantonese 梁 (loeng⁴). Etymology templates: {{der|en|yue|梁|tr=loeng⁴}} Cantonese 梁 (loeng⁴) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Leongs}} Leong (plural Leongs)
  1. A surname from Chinese. Related terms: Leung, Liang

Inflected forms

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