Name
TONG

Name TONG

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 308 births of Tong in the countries below, which represents an average of 2 births of children bearing the first name Tong per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 1 birth.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Tong   
In Italiano Nome Tong   
Available variant : Tòng


Information about the first name Tong

The first name Tong has been assigned to:
83.12% to boys
16.88% to girls
The country where the first name Tong is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 4 letters including 1 vowel and 3 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Tong

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Tong : Ngot

Tong in Japanese *

Romajitongu
Katakanaトング
Hiraganaとんぐ
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Tong in Japanese
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Tong in sign language

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Tong in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Tong

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English tonge (“tongs, fang”), tange, from Old English tange, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”). Cognate with Old Norse tǫng (modern Icelandic töng), Old High German zanga (modern German Zange). Other cognates include Sanskrit दशति (dáśati, “to bite”) and Albanian dang (“bite, nip”).
Etymology src :
  • From Cantonese 堂 (tong⁴).
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • tong (plural tongs)
  • (mostly plural) An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
Etymology (See also) src :
  • tongs
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • tong (third-person singular simple present tongs, present participle tonging, simple past and past participle tonged)
  • (intransitive) To use tongs.
  • (transitive) To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • tong (plural tongs)
  • a Chinese lineage organization responsible for managing ancestral land
  • a Chinese secret society or gang
Etymology (See also) src :
  • triad
  • yakuza
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • tong (plural tongs)
  • Obsolete spelling of tongue
Pronunciation src :
  • (UK) IPA(key): /tɒŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /tɔŋ/
  • (US, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /tɑŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɒŋ
Proper noun src :
  • Tong (plural Tongs)
  • A surname.
Proper noun (Statistics) src :
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Tong is the 2730th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13196 individuals. Tong is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (81.26%) and White (11.58%) individuals.
Middle English
Noun src :
  • tong
  • Alternative form of tonge (“tongue”)
FR French
Etymology src :
Noun src :
  • tong f (plural tongs)
  • flip-flop, thong
  • Synonyms: (informal) clic-clac, (Canada, informal) gougonne, (Belgium, Africa) slache, (West Africa) tapette, claquette
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /tɔ̃ɡ/
Afrikaans
Etymology src :
  • From Dutch tong, from Middle Dutch tonge, from Old Dutch tunga, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.
Noun src :
  • tong (plural tonge)
  • tongue
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /tɔŋ/
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • biltong
  • tongvis
ID Indonesian
Etymology src :
  • From Malay tong, from Hokkien 桶 (thóng).
Etymology src :
  • Onomatopoeic.
Etymology src :
  • From Betawi [Term?], from Hokkien 童 (tâng/tông).
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • tong (first-person possessive tongku, second-person possessive tongmu, third-person possessive tongnya)
  • barrel
  • Synonym: tahang
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • tong (first-person possessive tongku, second-person possessive tongmu, third-person possessive tongnya)
  • sound of a gong, kentungan.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • tong (first-person possessive tongku, second-person possessive tongmu, third-person possessive tongnya)
  • (dialect, Jakarta) Clipping of entong (“boy”).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈtɔŋ]
  • Hyphenation: tong
Malay
Etymology src :
  • From Chinese 桶. Related to tahang.
Etymology src :
  • From Dutch ton.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • tong (plural tong-tong, informal 1st possessive tongku, 2nd possessive tongmu, 3rd possessive tongnya)
  • barrel, tub, bin
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • tong (plural tong-tong, informal 1st possessive tongku, 2nd possessive tongmu, 3rd possessive tongnya)
  • ton
Vietnamese
Adjective src :
  • tong
  • done for, screwed
Pronunciation src :
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [tɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tawŋ͡m˧˧]
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • From Middle Dutch tonge, from Old Dutch tunga, from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.
Etymology src :
  • From etymology 1.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • tong f (plural tongen, diminutive tongetje n)
  • tongue
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • tong m (plural tongen, diminutive tongetje n)
  • A kind of flatfish, the common sole, Solea solea.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /tɔŋ/
  • Hyphenation: tong
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋ
NO Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology src :
  • From Old Norse tǫng.
Noun src :
  • tong f (definite singular tonga, indefinite plural tenger, definite plural tengene)
  • (a pair of) pliers, pincers
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • knipetong
 

Popularity of the name Tong

Number of TONG births per year

Popularity of the name Tong
Popularity of the name Tong

Total births of Tong by country

Births with the first name Tong
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
144
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
33
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
15
13
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
27
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
11
8
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
7
12
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
4
8
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
9
1
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
3
2
CLChili
2010 - 2021
2
2
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
0
4
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
1
1
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
0
1
Popularity of the name Tong

Total births of Tong by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Tong
Country
Boys
Girls
ITItaly
2021
0
1

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Personalities with the first name Tong

There is 0 personality with the first name Tong


Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Tong

There are 68 actors and actresses with the first name Tong
Tong Zhang
Tong It Garcia
Tong Chung
Tong Suen
Tong Yen Nhi
Tong Samitpong Sakulpongchai
Tong Kim
Tong Yin
Tong Da Wei
Tong Xin Sun
Tong Zhi
Tong Li
Tong Lin Kai
Tong Tiexin
Tong Wu
Tong Wan
Tong Zhou
Tong Yu
Tong Zhou
Tong Wei
Tong Lai
Tong Mu
Tong Shangguan
Tong Wu
Tong Laun
Tong Ren
Tong Kin Yat
Tong Shu Wing
Tong Wang
Tong Kay Ming Terry

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Tong
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Rankings of first name TONG by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name TONG (male) births over the last year available in each country
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#19224IT Italy2021
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Other girls' names around Tong
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