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Ming
OriginChinese
Meaning"shining bright"
About Ming
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.
Pronounced MING.
As of October 2026, Ming ranked #9549 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #3158 in 1981.
Editor's take: The name Ming is a boy's name meaning "shining bright".
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Ming on lists
Famous Mings
- 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"
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