Chinese surname
Surname Tay
鄭
Tay is a Chinese surname, the Hokkien and Teochew spelling of the character 鄭 (Mandarin Zheng).
Characters for the surname Tay
The spelling Tay is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 鄭
a surname; Zheng, an ancient state in Henan
Hokkien tēⁿ / Teochew dên7 / Mandarin zhèng
attested
Possible characters for Tay
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 鄭 | zhèng · Hokkien · Teochew |
Other spellings of the same character
About the surname Tay
Tay is the Hokkien and Teochew spelling of the surname 鄭, read tēⁿ in Hokkien and dên7 in Teochew. The same character is spelled Zheng in Mandarin pinyin and Cheng in Cantonese (zeng6). 鄭 is also the name of Zheng, a Zhou-dynasty state in present-day Henan. This character is recorded for the spelling Tay in the region.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 鄭 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 鄭 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wikipedia: Zheng (surname) · en.wikipedia.org · usage
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