Chinese Names · Girl
Yen Ling name meaning
- 燕玲swallow (bird); tinkling sound of jade
- 艷玲bright and gorgeous; tinkling sound of jade
- 妍玲beautiful; tinkling sound of jade
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- Y
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Chinese characters燕玲艷玲妍玲
Yen Ling is a Chinese girl's name in Mandarin spelling; written 燕玲 it means 'swallow; tinkling of jade', but the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Chinese characters for Yen Ling
- 燕玲
swallow (bird); tinkling sound of jade
Mandarin yàn líng (Wade–Giles yen ling)
attested
- 艷玲
bright and gorgeous; tinkling sound of jade
Mandarin yàn líng (Wade–Giles yen ling)
- 妍玲
beautiful; tinkling sound of jade
Mandarin yán líng (Wade–Giles yen ling)
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 Yen Ling
Yen Ling is a Chinese girl's name in Wade–Giles-style Mandarin spelling, where yen renders yan. Yen can stand for 燕 (swallow), 艷 (bright and gorgeous) or 妍 (beautiful), and Ling commonly for 玲 (tinkling of jade). The characters 燕玲 are recorded in public data for this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Parts | Yen + Ling |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with Y |
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 燕 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 豔 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 艷 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 妍 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 玲 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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