Given name & surname · Chinese · Japanese
園
“to envelop, to surround”
園 is a surname from Tocharian B, ultimately from Tocharian A. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.
Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Wen.
Meaning & origin
What it means
園 goes back to Tocharian A wänt-, meaning “to envelop, to surround.”
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Where it comes from
園 comes from Tocharian B, and ultimately from Tocharian A.
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How it developed
From Tocharian B wänt-, from Tocharian A wänt- (“to envelop, to surround”).
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園’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 園 can be written in the Roman alphabet as Wen. In Japanese usage, 園 can be written in the Roman alphabet as EN. In Japanese usage, 園 can be written in the Roman alphabet as SONO.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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