Poon

See also: poon

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 潘 (pun1).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puːn/

Proper noun

Poon (plural Poons)

A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Poon is the 7308^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4564 individuals. Poon is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.3%) individuals.

Anagrams

no-op

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Poon, from Cantonese 潘 (Pun¹).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpun/ [ˈpun]
Rhymes: -un

Proper noun

Poon (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

a surname from English [in turn from Cantonese]

See also

Pua
Pan

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