Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Chinese (Rare) Scripts 南宮(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /nan˧˥.kʊŋ˥˥/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsNam Cung (Vietnamese), Namgung (Korean), Nangū (Japanese) Meaning & History From Chinese 南宮 (nángōng) meaning "south palace".