Given name & surname

Leong

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

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Leong comes from Cantonese.

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How it developed

From Cantonese 梁 (loeng⁴).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Leong’s family of names

In Filipino usage, Leong as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Niu. In English usage, Leong as a surname has a related form in LEUNG. In English usage, Leong as a surname has a related form in LEUNG.

Walk Leong’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Across languages 1

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

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