Chinese name syllable
Syllable Leong
- 良good; virtuous
- 亮bright; brilliant; radiant
- 隆prosperous; abundant; magnificent
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- L
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hokkien
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters良亮隆樑
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Leong in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Leong is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese, and also Hokkien or Hakka, romanization; its meaning depends on the character the family chose, such as 良, 亮 or 隆.
Possible characters for Leong
This spelling is common in Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka romanization.
- 良
good; virtuous
Cantonese loeng4 / Hokkien liông / Hakka liòng / Mandarin liáng
attested
- 亮
bright; brilliant; radiant
Cantonese loeng6 / Hokkien liōng / Hakka liong / Mandarin liàng
attested
- 隆
prosperous; abundant; magnificent
Hokkien liông / Mandarin lóng
attested
- 樑
roof beam; bridge
Cantonese loeng4 / Hokkien liông / Hakka liòng / Mandarin liáng
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Leong
Leong is the Malaysian spelling of Cantonese loeng, and also of Hokkien liông and Hakka liòng. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 良 (good), 亮 (bright) and 隆 (prosperous, Hokkien liông); 樑 (beam) is read the same way. Leong is also the Cantonese spelling of the surname 梁, but here it is treated as a name syllable. The meaning depends on the character chosen.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hokkien, Hakka |
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Leong in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 1970s
- Share (boy)
- 19%
- JPN entries
- 2
- Boy 1970s · 19%
Entries containing this syllable: Kok Leong 1960s ♂ 956 · Kok Leong 1970s ♂ 1,368 · Chee Leong 1970s ♂ 748 · Kok Leong 1980s ♂ 749
Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Leong
Sources
- Wiktionary: 良 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 良 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 亮 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 亮 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 隆 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 隆 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 樑 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 樑 · mdbg.net · meaning
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