Pon (surname)
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Meaning
- Chinese: a toponymic surname
- Tamil: "gold"
Variant form
- Chinese: Pan
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Pon is a surname in various cultures
Pon may be:
- An English surname, of unexplained origin[1]
- An alternative romanisation of the Chinese surname spelled in Mandarin Pinyin as Pān (潘), which originated as a toponymic surname[2]
- An alternative romanisation of the Chinese surname spelled in Mandarin Pinyin as Pán (盤/盘), which some say originated from Pangu.
- A Tamil name (பொன்), meaning "gold"; Tamils and other peoples of South India traditionally use patronymics rather than surnames[3][4]
