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Hwang

“refers to the color yellow”

Hwang is used as a given name and a surname. One Japanese interpretation is “refers to the color yellow.”

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Meaning & origin

What it means

One Japanese interpretation is “refers to the color yellow.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.

How it developed

In English usage, Hwang as a surname developed from 黃. In English usage, Hwang as a surname developed from 황.

Hwang’s family of names

In Filipino usage, Hwang as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Huang. Hwang has a related form in Hwange. In Filipino usage, Hwang as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with WEE.

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Hwang황HwangeWong黃

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

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Around the world

Hwang has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Japanese roots to each of them.

TagalogJapanese

7 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

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 6

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

People named Hwang

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