Meaning and Origin
What does the name Ming mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from South Africa says the name Ming means "Brilliant".
- A user from China says the name Ming is of Chinese origin and means "Bright, light, brilliant".
- According to a user from Canada, the name Ming is of Chinese origin and means "Bird singing".
- According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Ming is of Chinese origin and means "Gift of beauty".
- The imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
From Middle English mingen, mengen, from Old English mengan (“to mix, combine, unite, associate with, consort, cohabit with, disturb, converse”), from Proto-Germanic *mangijaną (“to mix, knead”), from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to rumple, knead”). Cognate with Dutch mengen (“to mix, blend, mingle”), German mengen (“to mix”), Danish mænge (“to rub”), Old English ġemang (“mixture, union, troop, crowd, multitude, congregation, assembly, business, cohabitation”). More at among.
- Mixture.
Backformation from minging.
From Middle English mingen, mengen, mungen, muneȝen, from Old English myngian, mynegian, ġemynegian (“to bring to mind, have in mind”), from myne (“mind”), from ġemunan (“to remember”), from Proto-Germanic *munaną (“to think”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Merged in Middle English with Old English ġemyndgian (“to remember, be mindful, remind, intend, commemorate, mention, exhort, impel, warn, demand payment”). More at mind.
ming was also found in the following language(s): Mandarin and Scots