Chinese

Ying

Pronounced YINGShare

Meaning: Flower; heroic qualities with the cited Chinese characters

  • Girl
  • Rare gem
  • 1 syllable

The story

Chinese Ying can be written 英, associated with a flower or heroic qualities. Other characters can share the same romanization, so a family’s chosen written name determines its precise meaning.

Nicknames

  • Yingying

Spellings & variants

  • Yingying

Popularity

Rare gem

Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.

Style

Origins

Ying comes from Chinese.

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