Sze
English
Etymology
From the Postal Romanization of Nanking court dialect Mandarin 施 (Shī), from Hokkien 施 (Si).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siː/, /ziː/
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sze is the 19865th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1353 individuals. Sze is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.06%) individuals.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Sze, from the Postal Romanization of Nanking court dialect Mandarin 施 (Shī), from Hokkien 施 (Si). Doublet of Sy, Siy, See, and Shi.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe/ [ˈt͡ʃɛ]
- IPA(key): /ˈʃe/ [ˈʃɛ]
- IPA(key): /ˈse/ [ˈsɛ]
- Rhymes: -e
Proper noun
Sze (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Mandarin [in turn from Hokkien]
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