Poon

See also: poon

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 潘 (pun1).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puːn/

Proper noun

Poon (plural Poons)

1. 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). Doublet of Pua and Pan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpun/ [ˈpun̪]
• Rhymes: -un
• Syllabification: Poon

Proper noun

Poon (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from English [in turn from Cantonese]