Ming (明) Pronunciation Míng (Mandarin) Language(s) Chinese Origin Language(s) Old Chinese Meaning "bright", "brilliance" Other names Derivative(s) Myung /Myeong (Korean)
Ming is theMandarin pinyin andWade–Giles romanization of theChinese surname written明 inChinese character . Ming is listed 111th in theSong dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames [ 1] [ 2] Hubei .
Unrelated to the Chinese surname, Ming is also a common surname in Switzerland, originating in the Canton ofObwalden .[ 3] [ 4]
Ming Chongyan (明崇俨 ; died 679),Tang dynasty officialMing Yuzhen (1331–1366),Yuan dynasty rebel leader, self-proclaimed Emperor of XiaMing Sheng (明升 ; 1356–1391), son of Ming Yuzhen, exiled to Korea after Xia was conquered by theMing dynasty Ming Ji (1923–2012), Taiwanese general and filmmakerMing Jincheng (明金城 ), Taiwanese actor and directorMing Kai, better known asClearlove , Chinese professionalLeague of Legends player Ming Tian (born 1995), Chinese professional footballer^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved2014-09-25 .^ "中国最新300大姓排名（2008）" [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved2014-09-25 .^ Venetz, Adrian."AKTUELL DER NACHNAME Diese Woche: Ming" .Aktuell Informationsblatt Obwalden . Aktuell Obwalden AG. Retrieved27 December 2021 . ^ Familiennamenbuch der Schweiz = Répertoire des noms de famille suisses = Repertorio dei nomi di famiglia svizzeri = Cudesch dals nums da famiglia da la Svizra = Register of Swiss surnames (3. verb. und korrigierte Aufl. 1989 ed.). Zürich: Schulthess. 1989.ISBN 3-7255-2692-3 Surname list
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