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| ==Surname== | |||
| '''Wong''' is the transliteration of 黃 (]) (literally meaning "]") and 王,汪 (]) (literally, "]") in ]. | '''Wong''' is the transliteration of 黃 (]) (literally meaning "]") and 王,汪 (]) (literally, "]") in ]. | ||
| ==Common land== | |||
| A '''wong''' is also a fairly rare term for a piece of ] in ]. The term dates back to ] and the ]. There is an example of a '''wong''' in ] in ]. | A '''wong''' is also a fairly rare term for a piece of ] in ]. The term dates back to ] and the ]. There is an example of a '''wong''' in ] in ]. | ||
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Surname
Wong is the transliteration of 黃 (Huang) (literally meaning "yellow") and 王,汪 (Wang) (literally, "King") in Cantonese Chinese.
Common land
A wong is also a fairly rare term for a piece of common land in England. The term dates back to William the Conqueror and the Domesday Survey. There is an example of a wong in Horncastle in Lincolnshire.
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