Long (surname 龍)
Long[1] is the pinyin romanization of a Chinese surname. It includes 龍/龙, which means "dragon" in Chinese, ranking number 80 on the list of common Chinese surnames in 2006, up from 108 in 1990. Another name transcribed as Long is 隆, which is very rare in contemporary China. In Hong Kong, these names are romanized as Lung. In Wade-Giles it is also romanized as Lung.
 Stroke order of the Chinese surname Long (龍) | |
| Romanization | Mandarin: Long, Lung Cantonese: Lung |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Mandarin: /ˈloʊŋ/ |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Dragon |
Notable people
- Anders Ljungstedt (traditional Chinese: 龍思泰; simplified Chinese: 龙思泰; pinyin: Lóng Sītài; March 23, 1759 - November 10, 1835) Swedish merchant and historian
- Long Ju (traditional Chinese: 龍且; simplified Chinese: 龙且), military general who served Xiang Yu during the Chu–Han Contention (died 203 BC)
- Long Qingquan (simplified Chinese: 龙清泉; traditional Chinese: 龍清泉), Chinese weightlifter
- Long Yan, (1973-) Chinese former synchronized swimmer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics
- James Lung Wai-man (龍緯汶) is the chairman of the Southern Democratic Alliance in Hong Kong
- Lung Ying-tai (traditional Chinese: 龍應台; simplified Chinese: 龙应台; born 1952), Taiwanese essayist and cultural critic
- Long Yun (simplified Chinese: 龙云; traditional Chinese: 龍雲; 1884-1962), governor and warlord of the Chinese province of Yunnan
References
- The approximate English pronunciation of the surname in Mandarin is /ˈloʊŋ/.
A lot of work has been done and on going with the LUNG (a.k.a. LONG in mainland China and Loong in Singapore and surrounding) surname. See http://www.cnlongs.com/ and click the English sub section.
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