Given name & surname
Cheung
“having good fortune”
Cheung is used as a given name and a surname. One Chinese interpretation is “having good fortune.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Chinese interpretation is “having good fortune.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Chinese.
Cheung’s family of names
In English usage, Cheung as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Chang. In English usage, Cheung as a surname has a related form in CHUNG. In English usage, Cheung as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with ZHANG.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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