geng

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle High German genge ← Old High German gengi ← Proto-West Germanic *gangī →
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Meanings

geng1

verbgeng (usually invariable)
  1. SingaporeSinglishalternativeinvariableusuallyAlternative form of keng (“malinger”).

Geng2

proper nounGeng (plural Gengs)

plural Gengs

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*gangī“passable”
  2. Old High Germangengi“passable”
  3. Middle High Germangenge“vigorous”
  4. EnglishGeng

* As a south German surname, from obsolete Middle High German genge (“vigorous”), from Old High German gengi (“passable”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangī (“passable”). * As a Chinese surname, Mandarin form of 耿 (gěng).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with geng

ngengfengGautengpengmengshenglengkengdrengJinfengkwengskengsneng
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APA

geng. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geng

MLA

“geng.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geng. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geng,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geng.

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