Chinese name syllable
Syllable Loong
- 龍dragon
- 隆prosperous; abundant
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- L
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hakka
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters龍隆
Loong is a Cantonese or Hakka Chinese name syllable that can mean 'dragon' (龍) or 'prosperous' (隆), depending on the character.
Possible characters for Loong
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hakka romanization.
- 龍
dragon
Cantonese lung4 / Hakka liùng, lùng / Mandarin lóng
attested
- 隆
prosperous; abundant
Cantonese lung4 / Hakka lùng / Mandarin lóng
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 Loong
Loong is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names, from Cantonese lung4 or Hakka lùng. It can stand for 龍 (dragon) or 隆 (prosperous). The character 龍 is recorded for this spelling in public data from the region. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Hakka |
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Loong
Sources
- Wiktionary: 龍 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 龍 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 隆 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 隆 · mdbg.net · meaning
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