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Ming (surname)

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Pronunciation
  
Míng (Mandarin)

Language(s)
  
Old Chinese

Derivative(s)
  
Myung/Myeong (Korean)

Language(s)
  
Chinese

Meaning
  
"bright", "brilliance"

Ming (surname)

Ming is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 明 in Chinese character. Ming is listed 111th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.

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The name can also be used as a given name.

Notable people

  • Ming Chongyan (明崇俨; died 679), Tang dynasty official
  • Ming Yuzhen (1331–1366), Yuan dynasty rebel leader, self-proclaimed Emperor of Xia
  • Ming Sheng (明升; 1356–1391), son of Ming Yuzhen, exiled to Korea after Xia was conquered by the Ming dynasty
  • Ming Ji (明驥; 1923–2012), Taiwanese general and filmmaker
  • Ming Jincheng (明金城), Taiwanese actor and director
  • Ming Kai, better known as Clearlove, professional League of Legends player
  • Hoyt Ming, (1902-1985), American fiddler from Mississippi

    • People with Ming (明) as a given name

  • Yao Ming (born 1980), Chinese basketball player

    • References

    Ming (surname) Wikipedia
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