Given name & surname · also Chinese

Hon

Hon is a surname from Cantonese, ultimately from Hakka. It is used in English, Indonesian, and Old Czech.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Hon comes from Cantonese, and ultimately from Hakka.

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How it developed

From Cantonese 韓 (hon4), from Hakka 韓 (Hòn).

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Hon’s family of names

In Old Czech usage, Hon has a related form in Hoň.

Walk Hon’s family in the name graph

HonHoňHanHeon漢汉

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Hon

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Chinese

Hồng

Hồng is a unisex given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Chinese

Hồ

Hồ is a surname from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

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Chinese

Hán

Hán is a surname from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

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Chinese

Hàn

Hàn is a surname from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

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Hakka

Kon

Kon is a surname from Hakka. It is used in Indonesian.

No U.S. birth series

57% boys · 43% girls

Chinese

Poon

Poon is a surname from Cantonese. It is used in English and Tagalog.

No U.S. birth series

57% boys · 43% girls

Chinese

tôn

“lineage, ancestry, ancestor, clan”

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Chinese

Pon

Pon is a surname from Chinese.

No U.S. birth series

71% boys · 29% girls

Sibling ideas

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