Nong () is a Chinese surname meaning "farmer".
It is romanized Nung in Wade–Giles or Cantonese romanization.
According to a 2013 study, it was the 189th most common name in China; it was shared by 640,000 people, or 0.047% of the population, with the surname being most common in
Guangxi
Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...
. It is the 320th name in the ''
Hundred Family Surnames
The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese language , Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book ...
'' poem.
[K. S. Tom. ]989
Year 989 ( CMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Emperor Basil II uses his contingent of 6,000 Varangians to help him defeat Bardas Phokas (the Younger), who suffe ...
(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press
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. .
Origins
Two origins are proposed:
*In honour of
Shennong
Shennong ( zh, c=神農, p=Shénnóng), variously translated as "Divine Farmer" or "Divine Husbandman", born , was a mythological Chinese ruler known as the first Yan Emperor who has become a deity in Chinese and Vietnamese folk religion. H ...
(神農, "Divine Farmer"), mythological figure who brought agriculture and herbal medicine to China
*From the ancient post of ''nongzheng'' (農正, "agriculture officer").
Notable people
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Nong Qunhua (农群华; born 1966), Chinese badminton player
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Nong Rong (农融; born 1967), Chinese diplomat
References
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Individual Chinese surnames