Weng (surname)

For other uses, see Weng (disambiguation).

Weng

Weng surname in regular script
Pronunciation	Wēng (Pinyin) Ang (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Language(s)	Chinese
Origin
Language(s)	Chinese
Meaning	individual word can have many meanings, often used in phrase '老翁' meaning 'old man'
Other names
Variant form(s)	Weng

Weng (Chinese: 翁; pinyin: Wēng) is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled Yung based on its Cantonese pronunciation, Eng based on its Teochew pronunciation, or Ong based on its Hokkien pronunciation.^[1]

Weng is also a surname coming from place names in Germany and Austria ^[2]

Notable people

Weng

• Weng Chang-liang (born 1965), retired Taiwanese politician
• Weng Fanggang (1733–1818), Chinese calligrapher, literary critic, philosopher, and poet
• Weng Hongyang (born 1999), Chinese male badminton player
• Weng Tonghe (1830–1904), Chinese Confucian scholar
• Weng Weng (1957–1992), Filipino actor and martial artist
• William Weng (1907–1993), American journalist and crossword puzzle constructor
• Weng Zuliang (born 1963), Chinese politician

Ong

• Ong Huay Dee (翁伙俤 Wēng Huŏdì), Singaporean taxi driver and murder victim

References

1. Koh, Jaime (2013). Singapore Childhood: Our Stories Then and Now. World Scientific. p. 28. ISBN 9789814390774. Additionally see "翁". mogher.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
2. "Weng Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.