Yong - Meaning of Yong

What does Yong mean?

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Yong

[ 1 syll. yon(g), yo-ng ] The baby boy name Yong is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is YAONG †. Yong is used chiefly in the Chinese language and its origin is also Chinese. The name is of the meaning courageous.

The name Yonge is a variant of Yong.

See also the related categories, chinese and courageous (brave).

Yong is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Yong include Yance, Yang, Yank, Yenge, Yin, Yonge, Younes, Young, Yunes, Yung, Janesh, Jens, Yamqui, Yana, Yancee, Yancey, Yanci, Yancie, Yancy, and Yanick.

† English pronunciation for Yong: Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; NG as in "sing (S.IH.NG)"