name
Meiling
MAY-ling
ˈmeɪlɪŋListen
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Syllable breakdown
Meiling
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Zhuang (China)
- Meaning
- a Zhuang and widely shared Chinese feminine name combining mei meaning beautiful or plum blossom with ling meaning tinkling jade, spirit, or dexterous, forming a name that evokes both natural beauty and quick, graceful intelligence; the plum blossom occupies a special place in Chinese and Zhuang cultural aesthetics as a symbol of perseverance and elegant resilience — it blooms in winter, bearing beauty against adversity — and mei names connect their bearers to this admired quality; in Zhuang communities the name is given to daughters with the aspiration that they will develop the combination of outer charm and inner resourcefulness that the name's compound elements suggest, honouring both the natural beauty of the Guangxi landscape and the aesthetic ideals of a long literary tradition
- Gender
- female
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