Ng 1663951 224289777 2008-07-08T04:49:55Z Marblespire 99452 definition of name {{wikt|ng}} {{otheruses}} '''Ng''' is a [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]] and [[Hakka]] transliteration of the [[Chinese surname]]s [[wikt:吳|吳]]/[[wikt:吴|吴]] ([[Pinyin]]: Wú) and 伍 (Pinyin: Wǔ), and [[Hokkien (dialect)|Hokkien]] ([[Taiwanese (linguistics)|Taiwanese]]) and [[Chaozhou dialect|Teochew]] transliteration of the [[Chinese surname]] [[wikt:黃|黃]]/[[wikt:黄|黄]] (Pinyin: [[Huang|Huáng]]). It is pronounced [[Velar nasal|{{IPA|[ŋ̩]}}]] and means "[[five]]." It is sometimes [[Romanization|romanized]] as ''Ang'', ''Eng'', ''Ing'' and ''Ong'' in the United States and ''Ung'' in Australia. 吴 / 吳 (Wú) is the 10th most common Chinese surname in the 2006 [[List of common Chinese surnames]], but used to be the 8th most common in 1990. ==Notable people with the surname Ng== *[[Charles Ng]] (born 1960) - serial killer from California, USA *[[Evelyn Ng]] - professional poker player from Canada *[[Francis Ng]] - award-winning actor from Hong Kong *[[Melissa Ng]] - actress from Hong Kong *[[Irene Ng (actress)|Irene Ng]] (born 1974) - Malaysian actress now living in Pennsylvania, USA *[[Kim Ng]] (born 1968) - United States baseball executive *[[Lawrence Ng]] - [[Television Broadcasts Limited]] actor *[[Mark Ng]] - godfather of Dorset digital community *[[Margaret Ng]] (born 1948) - member of the [[Hong Kong Legislative Council|Legislative Council]] of Hong Kong *[[Sandra Ng]] - award-winning Hong Kong actress *[[Ng Man Tat|Richard Ng Man Tat]] (born 1952) - veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry *[[Ron Ng]] (born 1979) - a Hong Kong TVB actor and singer *[[Matthew Ng]] (born 1986) - Two time World Junior Curling Champion (Canada) *[[Cheuk-Hung Ng]] - Notable tea etiquette specialist in Seattle, Washington ==Other uses== * "[[Ana Ng]]" is an [[alternative rock]] song by the band [[They Might Be Giants]]. ==See also== *[[Wu (surname)]] [[Category:Chinese family names]] {{surname-stub}} [[ko:오 (성씨)]] [[nl:Wu (achternaam)]] [[ru:Ын]] [[vi:Ngô (họ người)]] [[zh:吴姓]]