Etymology

Phung

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Today it means: A surname from Vietnamese [in turn from Chinese]. Full definition →

Vietnamese Phùng ← Chinese 馮 /冯
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The story

  1. Chinese · derived from馮 /冯
  2. Vietnamese · borrowed fromPhùng
  3. English todayPhung

Borrowed from Vietnamese Phùng, from Chinese 馮 /冯 (ㄈㄥˊ). Doublet of Feng, Fung.

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