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Dongfang (surname)

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Dongfang
Dongfang in regular script
PronunciationTong-hong (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Origin
Language(s)Chinese language
Word/nameFu Xi clan
Dongfang Shuo
Meaningthe east
Other names
Variant form(s)Dongfang (Mandarin)
See alsoZhang (surname)
Dongfang
Traditional Chinese東方
Simplified Chinese东方
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDōngfāng
Bopomofoㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdung1 fong1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTong-hong

Dongfang is a compound surname in China and also later spread into East Asia. Dongfang has two points of origin. One branch is said to be descended from the Fuxi clan, which originated in the east; the other is said to be descended from Dongfang Shuo, whose original family name was Zhang.[1]

Dongfang is the 119th surname in Hundred Family Surnames.

Notable people named Dongfang

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References

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  1. ^ People's Daily. Overseas Ed. May 9th, 2001. Dongfang, a surname originated from Dongfang Shuo(始于东方朔的东方姓 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine)