Kong

See also: kong, KonG, kóng, kōng, kǒng, kòng, and kông

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Kong

  1. A town in north eastern Côte d'Ivoire.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Kong

  1. The fictional gigantic gorilla from the story King Kong.
    Synonym: King Kong

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) or Cantonese 江 (gong1).

Proper noun

Kong

  1. A surname from Chinese.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kong is the 2551st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14165 individuals. Kong is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.91%) individuals.

Etymology 4

From Manipuri ꯀꯣꯡ (kong).

Proper noun

Kong

  1. Alternative form of Kongbam surname of Meitei origin
  2. Alternative form of Kongkham surname of Meitei origin

Etymology 5

Proper noun

Kong

  1. A city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran.

See also

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 鄺／邝 (Kóng).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkoŋ/ [ˈkoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Syllabification: Kong

Proper noun

Kong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Kong is the 6,538th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,441 individuals.
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