Ling
Ling is a girl name of Chinese origin, meaning Delicate; the tinkling of jade.
What Ling means
Delicate; the tinkling of jade.
Ling is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Ling comes from
Chinese given names are chosen character by character, and the characters are picked for meaning, tone, and balance. Names are rarely drawn from a fixed list — most are composed fresh for the child.
Ling is recorded as Chinese in origin. Browse other Chinese names.
How popular is Ling?
You will not find Ling in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Ling
We group Ling under Gem and grace and gentleness — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Ling
These share Ling's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Meilin — Beautiful and graceful jade.
- Gemma — Precious gem.
- Mairead — Pearl.
- Ya — Elegant, refined.
- Yan — Swallow bird; graceful.
- Zhen — Precious; treasure.
- Lin — Forest; fine jade.
- Bao — Treasure, jewel.
- Annika — Grace, favor.
- Anouk — Grace, favor.
- Anya — Grace, favor.
- Emi — Beautiful blessing; smile.