Chinese Names · Boy
Ling Xian name meaning
- 领贤to lead, guide; virtuous, wise
- 凌贤to rise high, surpass; virtuous, wise
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- L
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Chinese characters领贤凌贤
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Ling Xian
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Ling Xian is a Chinese boy's name; one set of characters is 领 (to lead) and 贤 (virtuous, wise).
Chinese characters for Ling Xian
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 领贤
to lead, guide; virtuous, wise
Mandarin lǐng xián
attested
- 凌贤
to rise high, surpass; virtuous, wise
Mandarin líng xián
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Ling Xian
Ling Xian is a Hanyu Pinyin spelling of Mandarin readings. Ling can stand for 領 (lǐng, to lead) or 凌 (líng, to rise high), and Xian usually for 賢 (xián, virtuous, wise). The characters 领贤 are recorded for this spelling in public data. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Mandarin (pinyin) |
| Parts | Ling + Xian |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with L |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 領 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 賢 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 凌 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 领 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 贤 · mdbg.net · meaning
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