Hung (surname)
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Hung is a non-pinyin romanisation of multiple Chinese surnames, based on different varieties of Chinese.
Romanisations of 洪 and 红
Hung is the Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation of multiple surnames spelled in pinyin as Hóng (, , ). The first two of those surnames are also spelled Hung in Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation (the latter is spelled Wang).
Cantonese romanisation of 熊
Hung is a Cantonese romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Xióng (). People with this surname include:
- Hung Yan-yan (熊欣欣; born 1965), Hong Kong martial artist
- Lynn Hung (熊黛林; born 1980), Hong Kong model and actress
Cantonese romanisation of 孔
Hung is a Cantonese romanisation of the surname spelled in pinyin as Kǒng (). People with this surname include:
- Susan Tse (Hung Ling-fook 孔令馥; born 1953), Hong Kong television actress
- William Hung (孔慶翔; born 1983), Hong Kong-born American former singer
Other
- Adelaida Pérez Hung (born 1959), Cuban actress and radio announcer
- María Hung (born 1960), Venezuelan swimmer
- Ling-Yue Hung (born 1964), Hong Kong curler
- Hung Kai-chun (黃楷峻; born 1987), Taiwanese football midfielder
- Jenny Hung (born 1991), Taiwanese-born New Zealand table tennis player
- Francesca Hung (born 1994), Miss Universe Australia 2018 and Top 20 Miss Universe 2018
- Emmanuelle Hung Atienza (2006-2025), Filipino-Taiwanese social media influencer
References
References
- Chao, Sheau-yueh J.. (2000). "Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames". Genealogical Publishing Company.
- Louie, Emma Woo. (1988). "Chinese American Names: Tradition and Transition". McFarland.
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