Cheung as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cheung

What is the meaning of the name Cheung ?

The baby name Cheung is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Cantonese (jyutping): zoeng1 — approx. 'cheung' or 'juhng' (rhymes with 'hung'); Mandarin (pinyin): Zhāng — 'zhahng'..

Cheung is Chinese in Origin.

Cheung is a Cantonese romanization of several Chinese surnames, most notably 張 and 章, widespread in Hong Kong and among Cantonese-speaking diasporas. It entered English-language records during the colonial era via ad hoc Cantonese spellings, which helped stabilize Cheung as the default form in Hong Kong. Bearers range from film icons Leslie Cheung and Maggie Cheung to scientists and public figures across the globe. As a personal name, Cheung occasionally appears as a given or middle name in the diaspora, though it remains primarily a family name.

Meanings vary by character: 張 denotes “to stretch, spread; bow,” while 章 means “emblem; chapter; composition.” As a given-name element, it can also reflect 長 (“long; elder; to grow”) or 昌 (“prosperous; flourishing”). Variant spellings include Jeung (Yale), Cheong/Cheang (Macau/S.E. Asia), Chong (Hakka), and Teo/Teoh (Hokkien/Teochew); the Mandarin equivalents are Zhang (pinyin) and Chang (Wade–Giles). Tone is not shown in Cheung.