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翁 Weng — a rarer surname
69.1 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Weng |
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| Strokes | 10 |
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| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
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| Type | single-character |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname meaning 'old man', from the ancient state of Weng.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say96
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China40
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write70
10 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Weng Tonghe — Qing dynasty scholar-official (1830–1904), teacher of Emperor Guangxu.
- Weng Fanggang — Qing dynasty calligrapher, poet, and epigrapher known for his scholarly works and advocacy of the Orthodox calligraphy school.
- Weng Juan — Southern Song poet, one of the 'Yongjia Four Linggui,' celebrated for his natural and concise poetic style.
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