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Fang

Name meaning, origin and popularity

: fragrant (depends on characters)

Fang is a girl's name that comes from Chinese and means "fragrant (depends on characters)". It is used in Chinese.

Meaning
Fragrant (depends on characters)
Origin
Chinese
Gender
Girl
Letters
4

Meaning and origin of Fang

As a girl's name, Fang comes from Chinese and means "fragrant (depends on characters)". It is used in Chinese.

Fang is also a surname: the 2,494th most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 14,128 people. See the most common last names.

Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names

Fang on Nomezo lists

What our editors wrote about Fang on 3 lists.

  • “Square; direction. Cantonese Fong, Hokkien Png”

    From Chinese last names, chinese surnames from titles, jobs and everyday words

  • “Tiny teeth, big Halloween energy”

    From Bat names, halloween bat names

  • “Short, sharp and a little bit spooky”

    From Spider names, spooky Halloween spider names

Names spelled like Fang

One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.

  • FajrDawn (Arabic, girl)
  • FayeFairy (Middle English, girl)

Names with a similar meaning

  • RoseFragrant garden flower (Latin, girl)
  • BurcuFragrant, sweet smelling (Turkish, girl)
  • CedarFragrant evergreen tree (English, boy)
  • MaileFragrant native vine (Hawaiian, girl)
  • MaliniFragrant (Sanskrit, girl)
  • RosieFragrant garden flower (Latin, girl)

Middle names for Fang

Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a longer length, so the full name flows.

  • AgnesPure, chaste (Greek, girl)
  • AuroraThe dawn (Latin, girl)
  • ClaireClear, bright (Latin, girl)
  • DaisyDay's eye (Old English, girl)
  • EliseGod is my oath (Hebrew, girl)
  • GraceGrace, divine favor (Latin, girl)
  • PrudenceForesight, good sense (Latin, girl)
  • SoleilSun (French, girl)

More girl names from Chinese

  • BoWave, written 波 (Chinese, unisex)
  • ChenxiMorning sunlight, written 晨曦 (Chinese, unisex)
  • ChunSpringtime (depends on characters) (Chinese, girl)
  • HaiSea, written 海 (Chinese, unisex)
  • HaiyanSea swallow, written 海燕 (Chinese, unisex)
  • HaiyangSea and ocean, written 海洋 (Chinese, unisex)
  • HuaFlower; magnificent (depends on characters) (Chinese, unisex)
  • HuiWise, intelligent (depends on characters) (Chinese, girl)
  • JiahuiFine and wise (depends on characters) (Chinese, girl)
  • JiangRiver, written 江 (Chinese, unisex)

Fang: common questions

What does the name Fang mean?

Fang comes from Chinese and means "fragrant (depends on characters)".

Is Fang a boy or girl name?

Fang is mainly a girl's name.

Where does the name Fang come from?

Fang comes from Chinese and means "fragrant (depends on characters)". Today it is used in Chinese.

What names are similar to Fang?

Names spelled like Fang include Fajr and Faye.

What middle names go with Fang?

Middle names that flow well with Fang include Agnes, Aurora, Claire, Daisy and Elise. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.