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Xiong
How to Pronounce Xiong
Pronounced SHONG /ΛΚΙΕ/Low
Meaning: Xiong is one of the traditional Hmong clan names, carried by many Hmong families and sometimes used as a given name. The same written form is a Chinese surname meaning bear, and in Mandarin can also suggest a hero. In American records it appears chiefly with Hmong families.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Xiong is best known as one of the traditional Hmong clan names, a mark of family and lineage that entered American records with Hmong resettlement from the late nineteen-seventies. The identical written form serves as a Chinese surname meaning bear, and by extension hero. Used occasionally as a given name in the United States, it carries strong ties to heritage and family.
Xiong has always been rare as a given name in American records, appearing for only about twenty boys a year at its peak around nineteen-ninety, largely within Hmong American families. A boy named Xiong then is in his thirties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Xiong mean?
It is a Hmong clan name used as a given name, and a Chinese surname meaning bear.
How do you pronounce Xiong?
It is said SHONG, one syllable.
Is Xiong a boy or girl name?
Xiong is here used as a boy's name.
How popular is Xiong?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak around nineteen-ninety.