Chung
East Asia · Boy · 1 syllable
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About the name Chung
The given name 'Chung' is a romanization of multiple Chinese surnames (e.g., 钟/鍾 meaning "bell" or 庄/莊 meaning "village") and also a Korean surname (정/鄭, often meaning "upright" or "government"), with its linguistic roots in Sino-Tibetan languages.
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Etymology
The given name 'Chung' is a romanization of multiple Chinese surnames (e.g., 钟/鍾 meaning "bell" or 庄/莊 meaning "village") and also a Korean surname (정/鄭, often meaning "upright" or "government"), with its linguistic roots in Sino-Tibetan languages. It is used primarily in Chinese and Korean cultures, with no specific religious association, and historically appears in records of ancient Chinese nobility and the Korean Joseon dynasty.
Chung currently ranks #9,245 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1982.
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