Huang
/ˈhwɑːŋ/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Mandarin.
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More examples"The Chinese emperor who oversaw the building of the Great Wall famously used his power to stop published information. Qin Shi Huang ordered the burning of thousands of books on subjects he wanted to keep from the people. He even had hundreds of scholars executed for refusing to give up their book collections."
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 黃／黄 (Huáng), from Chinese for yellow. Doublet of Wong, Huynh, and Hoang.