Given name & surname · also Wade–Giles
Chiang
Chiang is a surname from Wade–Giles, ultimately from Chinese.
Original Chinese蔣
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Chiang comes from Wade–Giles, and ultimately from Chinese.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Chiang as a surname developed from 姜. In English usage, Chiang as a surname developed from 江.
Chiang’s family of names
In English usage, Chiang as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with JIANG. In English usage, Chiang as a surname has a related form in CHUNG. In English usage, Chiang as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with CHIONG.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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