Chinese name syllable
Syllable Ling
- 玲tinkling of jade
- 灵spirit, soul; efficacious; quick
- 菱water caltrop, water chestnut
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- L
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters玲灵菱凌
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Ling in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Ling is a Chinese name syllable that can mean the tinkling of jade, spirit or rising high, depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Ling
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 玲
tinkling of jade
Cantonese ling4 / Mandarin líng
attested
- 灵
spirit, soul; efficacious; quick
Cantonese ling4 / Mandarin líng
attested
- 菱
water caltrop, water chestnut
Cantonese ling4 / Mandarin líng
attested
- 凌
ice; to rise high, to rise above
Cantonese ling4 / Mandarin líng
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
Ling is a syllable used in Chinese Malaysian names. The spelling matches Cantonese ling4 and Mandarin líng, for characters such as 玲, 灵, 菱 and 凌. In Hokkien these characters are usually read lêng, so the spelling Ling normally comes from Cantonese or Mandarin. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Cantonese, Mandarin (pinyin) |
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Ling in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 1980s
- Share (girl)
- 68%
- JPN entries
- 7
- Girl 1980s · 68%
Entries containing this syllable: Mei Ling 1970s ♀ 1,517 · Siew Ling 1970s ♀ 1,300 · Ai Ling 1970s ♀ 922 · Ling Ling 1970s ♀ 835 · Mei Ling 1980s ♀ 1,156 · Siew Ling 1980s ♀ 1,138 · Ai Ling 1980s ♀ 826 · Pei Ling 1980s ♀ 704 · Yee Ling 1980s ♀ 691 · Hui Ling 1980s ♀ 658
Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Ling
- Mei Ling♀美玲 · 美鈴 · 美齡
- Siew Ling♀秀玲 · 小玲 · 秀靈
- Ai Ling♀愛玲 · 藹玲 · 艾玲
- Ling Ling♀玲玲 · 鈴鈴 · 伶伶
- Pei Ling♀佩玲 · 珮玲 · 沛玲
- Yee Ling♀怡玲 · 儀玲 · 綺玲
- Hui Ling♀慧玲 · 惠玲 · 慧鈴
- Ay Ling♀艾菱 · 愛玲
- Hooi Ling♀慧玲 · 惠玲
- Ling Biu♂灵彪 · 凌彪 · 凌標
- Ling Chan♀玲珍 · 玲燦
- Ling Ching♀玲青 · 玲清 · 玲晶
- Ling Xian♂领贤 · 凌贤
- Ling Yeow♀玲耀 · 玲瑤 · 凌耀
- Wei Ling♀瑋玲 · 偉玲 · 薇玲
- Yen Ling♀燕玲 · 艷玲 · 妍玲
Sources
- MDBG: 玲 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 灵 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 菱 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 凌 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 玲 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 靈 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 菱 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 凌 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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