Surname · Chinese
領
“neck”
領 is a surname from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. It is used in Chinese.
ChineseWritten in Chinese characters script.
Meaning & origin
What it means
領 goes back to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *liŋ, meaning “neck.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
領’s family of names
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