Heng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "heng"

English

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 恆 / 恒 (Héng).

Pronunciation

• enPR: hŭng

Proper noun

Heng

1. (historical) A former prefecture of imperial China around Zhengding, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
2. (historical) A former prefecture of imperial China around Quyang, Baoding, Hebei, China

Translations

Former prefectures of imperial China in Hebei

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 恆州 / 恒州 (Héngzhōu)

Etymology 2

From romanization of the Teochew pronunciation Hêng⁵ of Chinese 王, Mandarin Wáng.

Alternative forms

• Hing

Proper noun

Heng

1. A Chinese surname from Teochew.

Etymology 3

From romanization of the Hokkien pronunciation Hêng of Chinese 邢, Mandarin Xíng.

Proper noun

Heng

1. A Chinese surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Heng is the 8611^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3819 individuals. Heng is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (82.69%) and White (11.78%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Engh, Ngeh, ENHG

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Hing

Etymology

Borrowed from Teochew 王 (hêng⁵). Doublet of Ong, Wong, and Wang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈheŋ/ [ˈhɛŋ]
• Rhymes: -eŋ
• Syllabification: Heng

Proper noun

Heng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅ᜔)

1. a surname from Teochew