Given name & surname · also Chinese
Fang
“pleasantly fragrant”·“from the sheep pen”
Fang is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “pleasantly fragrant” (Chinese) and “from the sheep pen” (Scottish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “pleasantly fragrant” (Chinese) and “from the sheep pen” (Scottish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Chinese and Scottish naming traditions.
Fang’s family of names
Fang has a related form in Faeng. Fang has a related form in Faing. Fang has a related form in Fayng.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Fang
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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