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董

“grass”

董 is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Korean.

Chinese and KoreanWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Dong.

Meaning & origin

What it means

董 goes back to a word meaning “grass.”

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董’s family of names

In Korean usage, 董 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Dong.

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董Dong菫

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Spellings & scripts 2

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