Ming

Chinese

"shining bright"

Ming Origin and Meaning

The name Ming is a boy's name meaning "shining bright".

A common Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean unisex name, and the name of a culturally rich Chinese Dynastic period. Yao Ming is the seven and a half foot Shanghai-born basketball star. Trivia tidbit: His parents were the tallest couple in China at the time of his birth.

Ming Popularity

• 1772 Nameberry 2020

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Famous People Named Ming

• Yao Ming Chinese basketball player
• Ming Lee Simmons daughter of American model Kimora Lee Simmons
• Ming Na Wen, Macau,born American Actress
• Ming Chen star of AMC's Comic Book Men

Ming in Pop Culture

• Ming Huang character in MTV's "Awkward"
• Ming Zhang character in Netflix's "American Vandal"