Nong (surname)
Appearance
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Simplified Chinese | 农 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nong (trad.
Origins
[edit]Two origins are proposed:
- In honour of Shennong (
神 農 , "Divine Farmer"), mythological figure who brought agriculture and herbal medicine to China - From the ancient post of nongzheng (
農 正 , "agriculture officer").[4][5]
Notable people
[edit]- Nong Qunhua (农群华; born 1966), Chinese badminton player
- Nong Rong (农融; born 1967), Chinese diplomat
References
[edit]- ^ a b "My China Roots". www.mychinaroots.com.
- ^ Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒.
中国 四 百 大 姓 . Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013 - ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
- ^ "Chinese character 农 nong2 - meaning, pinyin, strokes, translation and more". hanzidb.org.
- ^ "Nong Name Meaning & Nong Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.