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Jong - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Jong

[ 1 syll. jon(g), jo-ng ] The boy name Jong is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is JHAONG KEY. Jong is largely used in the English language and its origin is Chinese. The name is of the meaning shining.

Jong is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Jong include James (English), Jannes (Frisian and German), Jas (Polish), Jens (German and Scandinavian), Jing (Chinese), Johns (English), Jones (English), Joonas (Finnish), Jöns (Scandinavian), Janco (Czech), Jancsi (Hungarian), Janesh (Indian), Janez (Slavic), Janic (Breton and French), Janick (Breton and French), Janis (Latvian and Lithuanian), Janko (Polish, Slavic, and Hungarian), Jankó (Hungarian), Jannic (Breton and French), and Jannick (Breton, French, and Scandinavian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Jong: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; NG as in "ping (P.IH.NG)"


 
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