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Ming Ya name meaning

名雅name, fame; elegant, refined
明雅bright, wise; elegant, refined
茗雅tea buds; elegant, refined

Letters: 6
First letter: M
Romanization: Mandarin (pinyin)
Character options: 3
Category: Chinese Names
Gender: ♀ Girl

Chinese characters名雅明雅茗雅

Ming Ya is a Chinese girl's name from Mandarin; its meaning depends on the characters, for example 名雅 "name, fame; elegant, refined".

Chinese characters for Ming Ya

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

名雅

name, fame; elegant, refined

Mandarin míng yǎ

attested
明雅

bright, wise; elegant, refined

Mandarin míng yǎ
茗雅

tea buds; elegant, refined

Mandarin míng yǎ

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 Ming Ya

Ming Ya is a Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin spelling of a Chinese given name (ming + ya). Written without tone marks, it can stand for several character combinations, including 名雅 ("name, fame; elegant, refined"), 明雅 ("bright, wise; elegant, refined"), 茗雅 ("tea buds; elegant, refined"). The characters 名雅 are recorded in public data for this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Gender	♀ Girl
Romanization	Mandarin (pinyin)
First letter	Chinese Names starting with M

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Sources

Wiktionary: 名 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
MDBG: 名 · mdbg.net · meaning
Wiktionary: 雅 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
MDBG: 雅 · mdbg.net · meaning
Wiktionary: 明 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: 茗 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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