Song (surname)
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Song is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 宋. It is transliterated as Sung in Wade-Giles, and Soong is also a common transliteration. The character is written with the same one as that of the Song Dynasty.
A less common Chinese family name (崇 pinyin Chóng) can also be transliterated to Soong in some Chinese dialects.
A Korean surname, Song (hangul: 송), also uses the hanja 宋.
[edit] Prominent people
[edit] Fictional characters
- Song Jiang (major character in Water Margin)
- Noonien Soong, The creator of the android Data in Star Trek
- Arik Soong, Great grandfather of Noonien Soong
