List of Chinese Baby Names Meanings

Liling

(lee-LINK)

Liling is a Chinese name for girls meaning Beautiful jade tinkle. Read below for Liling's celebrity and ruler associations, and numerological meanings. If Liling is the one, congratulations!

Meaning: Sound of white jasmine Origin: Chinese

Lim

(LIM)

Lim is a Hokkien transcription of a Chinese surname, Lin, or 林 (pinyin Lín). The literal meaning of this surname is "forest" or "woods". Among the overseas Chinese, the surname Lim (also transcribed as Lam, Lum, Lim or Liem) may be more common than in China because many overseas Chinese have origins in Fujian.

Meaning: From the woods Origin: Chinese

Ling

(LINK)

Meaning & History. From Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul", 铃 (líng) meaning "bell, chime", or other Chinese characters which are pronounced similarly.

Meaning: Spiritual being Origin: Chinese

Liu

(LEE-yoo)

From Chinese 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy". This was the surname of Chinese emperors of the Han dynasty.

Meaning: Willow tree Origin: Chinese

Mei

(MAY)

From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum", as well as other characters which are pronounced similarly.

Meaning: Gorgeous Origin: Chinese

Min

(MIN)

From 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens", or other Chinese/Sino-Korean characters which are pronounced similarly. Home » Names.

Meaning: Intelligent Origin: Chinese

Ming

(MINK)

From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave", as well as other characters which are pronounced similarly.

Meaning: Enlightening Origin: Chinese

Mu

(MOO)

From Chinese 慕 (mù) meaning "admire, desire", 木 (mù) meaning "tree, wood", or other characters with similar pronunciations.

Meaning: Admired Origin: Chinese

Ning

(NINK)

Ning (simplified Chinese: 宁; traditional Chinese: 寧; pinyin: níng or simplified Chinese: 宁; traditional Chinese: 甯; pinyin: nìng) is a family name of Chinese origin. It is sometimes written as Nang in Hakka dialect. Its literal meaning means "peace".

Meaning: Person of peace Origin: Chinese

Niu

(NEE-yoo)

Egyptian Meaning: The name Niu is an Egyptian baby name. In Egyptian the meaning of the name Niu is: God of nothingness.

Meaning: Girl, ox Origin: Chinese