Mong (surname)
Mong or Meng (Chinese: 蒙; pinyin: Méng; Wade–Giles: Meng) is a Chinese surname. It is a xing (姓) (ancestral surname). The surname is typically romanised as Meng in Mandarin and Mong or Mung in Cantonese. Other romanisations include Mông, Muhng, Mang, and Bong.
| Origin | |
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| Meaning | cover, deceive, shadow |
Most people with the surname Mong are from the Guangdong or Fujian Province areas. The surname is currently most popular in the Guangxi Autonomous Region.
The character 蒙 is also used as an abbreviation for Mongolia (蒙古國).
People surnamed Mong
Notable people with the surname Mong or Meng include:
- William Mong, Hong Kong businessman
- Meng Dalai, Ming-dynasty political figure
- Meng Ao, Warring States-era military general
- Meng Wu, son of Meng Ao
- Meng Tian, son of Meng Wu
- Meng Yi, son of Meng Wu
- Meng Caicheng, participant in the Xinhai Revolution
- Meng Daqiao, Chinese nuclear scientist
- Meng Dengjin, Chinese historian and scholar of philosophy
- Meng Dingjun, Chinese politician and intelligence officer
- Meng De'en, senior official in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
- Meng Gan, 11th-century Song-dynasty political rebel
- Meng Hui, Ming-dynasty political figure
- Meng Jinxi, Chinese lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army
- Mong Kwan Yi, Hong Kong badminton player
- Yoyo Mung Ka-wai, Hong Kong actress
- Meng Lanfeng, Chinese politician
- Meng Man, Manchu scholar
- Meng Meilu, Chinese politician
- Meng Peiyuan, Chinese historian and scholar of philosophy
- Meng Qixun, Chinese political figure
- Meng Qiliang, member of the Chinese Communist Party
- Meng Shiyong, official in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
- Meng Sufen, Chinese politician
- Meng Wentong, Chinese historian specialising in pre-Qin dynasty history
- Meng Shaoling, Chinese politician
- Meng Yongshan, Chinese procurator
- Joseph Meng Ziwen, Chinese Catholic bishop
- Meng Zhengfa, Ming-dynasty political figure
- Meng Hu, Mongolian internet blogger who goes by the name "酒徒"
- Mung Wai Leong, Hong Kong reporter and radio host
- Shi Renqing, Chinese monk whose secular name was Meng Wending (蒙文登)
- Mong Hon-ming, Hong Kong media worker and former editor-in-chief of East Week
- Meng Zhao, Ming-dynasty political figure
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