Names Ending with ng

Aang m Popular Culture
The hero of the American animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008). When his name is shown in written form, it is composed of the Chinese characters 安 (ān) meaning "peace, quiet" and 昂 (áng) meaning "raise, lift".

Achieng f Luo
Feminine form of Ochieng.

Agung m Indonesian
Means "great, large" in Indonesian.

Aisling f Irish
Means "dream" or "vision" in Irish. This name was created in the 20th century.

Amogelang m & f Tswana
Derived from Tswana amogela meaning "welcome, accept".

Anong f Thai
Means "beautiful woman" in Thai.

Arzhang m Persian, Persian Mythology
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Old Persian meaning "message of truth". This is the name of a holy book in Manichaeism, written by Mani. It is also the name of a character in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.

Ashling f Irish
Anglicized form of Aisling.

Bambang m Javanese, Indonesian
Means "knight" in Javanese.

Blessing m & f English (African)
From the English word blessing, of Old English origin. This name is most common in Nigeria, Zimbabwe and other parts of Africa.

Blong m Hmong
Means "leaf" in Hmong.

Chae-Yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 彩 (chae) meaning "colour" combined with 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour" or 瑛 (yeong) meaning "jade". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Chae-Young f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 채영 (see Chae-Yeong).

Chang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" (which is usually only masculine), 畅 (chàng) meaning "smooth, free, unrestrained" or 长 (cháng) meaning "long". Other Chinese characters are also possible.

Channing m & f English (Modern)
From an English surname of uncertain origin.

Cheng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, true", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Công m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 公 (công) meaning "fair, equitable, public".

Dae-Jung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 大 (dae) meaning "big, great, vast, large, high" combined with 中 (jung) meaning "middle". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well. A notable bearer was South Korean president Kim Dae-jung (1924-2009).

Dae-Seong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 大 (dae) meaning "big, great, vast, large, high" combined with 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded". Other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.

Dong m Chinese
From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east", 栋 (dòng) meaning "pillar, beam", or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Dũng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 勇 (dũng) meaning "brave".

Dương m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 陽 (dương) meaning "male, virile" or 楊 (dương) meaning "willow".

Endang f Indonesian
Means "ascetic woman, hermitess" in Indonesian.

Erling m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Means "descendant of the jarl", a derivative of the Old Norse word jarl meaning "chieftain, nobleman, earl".

Eun-Gyeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" combined with 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" or 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view". Other hanja character combinations can also form this name.

Eun-Jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 慇 (eun) meaning "careful, anxious, attentive" combined with 廷 (jeong) meaning "courtyard" or 婷 (jeong) meaning "pretty, graceful". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

Eun-Jung f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 은정 (see Eun-Jeong).

Eun-Kyung f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 은경 (see Eun-Gyeong).

Eun-Yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

Eun-Young f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 은영 (see Eun-Yeong).

Fang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Flemming m Danish
From a medieval Norse nickname meaning "from Flanders".

Frang m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Francis.

Gang m Chinese
From Chinese 刚 (gāng) meaning "hard, rigid, strong", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Giang f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 江 (giang) meaning "river".

Gonggong m Chinese Mythology
Meaning unknown, though usually spelled using the Chinese characters 共 (gòng) meaning "together" and 工 (gōng) meaning "work". This is the name of a Chinese water god, depicted as a serpent with a human head. He damaged the heavenly pillar Mount Buzhou, making the sky tilt to the northwest and the earth tilt to the southeast. A dwarf planet in the outer solar system was named for him in 2019.

Guanting m & f Chinese
From Chinese 冠 (guān) meaning "cap, crown, headgear" combined with 廷 (tíng) meaning "court". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Guiying m & f Chinese
From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.

Gyeong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", or other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

Hằng f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 姮 (hằng) meaning "lady".

Harding m English
From an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Heard. A famous bearer of the surname was American president Warren G. Harding (1865-1923).

Hemming m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Perhaps derived from Old Norse hamr "shape", and possibly originally a nickname for a person believed to be a shape changer.

Heng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 恒 (héng) meaning "constant, persistent", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation. Lui Heng, known as Wen of Han, was a 2nd-century BC emperor of the Han dynasty.

Henning m German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Diminutive of Henrik.

Hilding m Swedish
Modern form of Hildingr.

Hồng f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 紅 (hồng) meaning "pink, rosy".

Hong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow", 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" (which is usually only masculine) or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" (also usually only masculine). Other characters can also form this name.

Huang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 煌 (huáng) meaning "bright, shining, luminous" (which is usually only masculine) or 凰 (huáng) meaning "phoenix" (usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters are also possible.

Huanglong m Chinese Mythology
From Chinese 黄 (huáng) meaning "yellow" and 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon". This is the Chinese name for the Yellow Dragon, who is considered the animal form of the mythical Yellow Emperor Huangdi.

Hùng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 雄 (hùng) meaning "brave, manly".

Hương f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 香 (hương) meaning "fragrant".

Hường f Vietnamese
Variant of Hồng.

Hyeon-Jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter" combined with 廷 (jeong) meaning "courtyard" or 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

Hyun-Jung f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현정 (see Hyeon-Jeong).

Il-Seong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 日 (il) meaning "sun, day" and 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded". Other hanja character combinations are possible. A notable bearer was Kim Il-sung (1912-1994), the first leader of North Korea.

Ing m Germanic Mythology
From the Germanic *Ingwaz, possibly meaning "ancestor". This was the name of an obscure Germanic fertility god who was considered the ancestor of the tribe the Ingaevones. It is possible he was an earlier incarnation of the god Freyr.

Iniobong m & f Ibibio
Means "God's time" in Ibibio.

Irving m English, Jewish
From a Scottish surname that was derived from the town of Irvine in North Ayrshire, itself named for the River Irvine, which is derived from Brythonic elements meaning "green water". Historically this name has been relatively common among Jews, who have used it as an American-sounding form of Hebrew names beginning with I such as Isaac, Israel and Isaiah. A famous bearer was the Russian-American songwriter and lyricist Irving Berlin (1888-1989), whose birth name was Israel Beilin.

Itumeleng m & f Tswana
Means "be happy" in Tswana, from itumela meaning "to be happy".

Jae-Seong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "located at, exist" or 宰 (jae) meaning "kill, rule" combined with 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 誠 (seong) meaning "sincere, honest, true". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Jamyang m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "gentle song" in Tibetan, from འཇམ ('jam) meaning "gentle, soft" and དབྱངས (dbyangs) meaning "song, voice".

Jeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

Jiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 江 (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Jianhong m Chinese
From Chinese 健 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" combined with 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Jing f & m Chinese
From Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", 精 (jīng) meaning "essence, spirit", 晶 (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal" or 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city". Other characters can also form this name.

Ji-Yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 知 (ji) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper". Many other hanja character combinations are possible.

Ji-Young f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 지영 (see Ji-Yeong).

Jong f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 정 (see Jeong).

Jung f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 정 (see Jeong).

Khaing f & m Burmese
Means "firm, strong" in Burmese, possibly of Shan origin.

King m English
From the English vocabulary word king, ultimately derived from Old English cyning. This was also a surname, derived from the same source, a famous bearer being the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).

Kipling m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "Cyppel's people". The surname was borne by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), a British novelist born in India who wrote The Jungle Book and other works.

Komang m & f Balinese
Meaning unknown. This name is traditionally given to the third-born child in Balinese families.

Kong m Popular Culture
Created by the filmmaker Merian C. Cooper, who apparently liked names beginning with K. This was the name of a gigantic gorilla in the movie King Kong (1933) as well as its numerous sequels and remakes.

Kunzang m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "all good, ever excellent" in Tibetan.

Kyung m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경 (see Gyeong).

Lebogang m & f Tswana
Means "be thankful" in Tswana.

Lebohang m & f Sotho
Means "be thankful" in Sotho.

Leigong m Chinese Mythology
Means "lord of thunder", from Chinese 雷 (léi) meaning "thunder" and 公 (gōng) meaning "lord, prince". This is the name of a Chinese thunder god.

Ling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul", 铃 (líng) meaning "bell, chime", or other Chinese characters that are pronounced similarly.

Long m Chinese, Vietnamese
From Chinese 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, abundant", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Longwang m Chinese Mythology
From Chinese 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" and 王 (wáng) meaning "king". This is the Chinese name of the Dragon King, a god associated with water and rain.

Luningning f Tagalog
Means "brilliance" in Tagalog.

Mi-Gyeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city" or 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Mi-Kyung f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 미경 (see Mi-Gyeong).

Ming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Myeong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, clear" or other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. Although it does appear rarely as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character.

Myung m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 명 (see Myeong).

Neneng f Sundanese
Possibly means "young girl" in Sundanese.

Ngawang m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "powerful speech" in Tibetan, from ངག (ngag) meaning "speech" and དབང (dbang) meaning "power, force".

Nhung f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 絨 (nhung) meaning "velvet".

Ning f & m Chinese
From Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.

Ochieng m Luo
Means "born when the sun shines", derived from Luo chieng meaning "sun".

Ojigkwanong m Algonquin
Means "morning star" in Algonquin.

Otobong m & f Ibibio
Means "from God" in Ibibio.

Passang m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "good, excellent" in Tibetan.

Phương f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 方 (phương) meaning "direction, way".

Phượng f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鳳 (phượng) meaning "phoenix". This refers to the mythological creature known as the Chinese phoenix or the Fenghuang.

Phuong f & m Khmer
Means "garland, bouquet (of flowers)" in Khmer.

Ping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful". Other characters can also form this name.

Puleng f Sotho
Means "in the rain" in Sotho.

Qiang m Chinese
From Chinese 强 (qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.

Qing f & m Chinese
From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.

Qinglong m Chinese Mythology
From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green" and 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon". This is the Chinese name of the Azure Dragon, associated with the east and the spring season.

Quang m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 光 (quang) meaning "bright, clear".

Rong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper", 融 (róng) meaning "fuse, harmonize" or 容 (róng) meaning "appearance, form" (which is usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.

Samnang m & f Khmer
Means "luck, fortune" in Khmer.

Sang m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 常 (sang) meaning "common, frequent, regular" or other characters that are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character.

Seong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded", as well as other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. Although it does appear as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character.

Seung m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昇 (seung) meaning "rise, ascend", 勝 (seung) meaning "victory" or 承 (seung) meaning "inherit", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Sheng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred", 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory", or 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing". Other characters are also possible.

Sjang m Limburgish
Limburgish form of Iohannes, via the French form Jean 1.

Sjeng m Limburgish
Variant of Sjang.

Spring f English
From the name of the season, ultimately from Old English springan "to leap, to burst forth".

Sterling m English
From a Scots surname that was derived from city of Stirling, which is itself of unknown meaning. The name can also be given in reference to the English word sterling meaning "excellent". In this case, the word derives from sterling silver, which was so named because of the emblem that some Norman coins bore, from Old English meaning "little star".

Stirling m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant Sterling. This is the name of a city in Scotland.

Sung m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 성 (see Seong).

Tenzing m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བསྟན་འཛིན (see Tenzin).

Thabang m & f Tswana
Means "be happy" in Tswana.

Ting f Chinese
From Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Trang f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 妝 (trang) meaning "adornment, makeup".

Tsering m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (see Tshering).

Tshering m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "long life" in Tibetan, from ཚེ (tshe) meaning "life" and རིང (ring) meaning "long".

Tumisang m & f Tswana
Means "give praise, glorify" in Tswana.

Uduakobong m & f Ibibio
Means "God's will" in Ibibio.

Vakhtang m Georgian
Possibly from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣 𐎫𐎵𐎢 (varka tanu) meaning "wolf-bodied". This name was borne by several kings of Georgia.

Viking m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Víkingr meaning "viking, raider", ultimately from vík "cove, inlet".

Wolfgang m German, Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements wolf meaning "wolf" and gang meaning "path, way". Saint Wolfgang was a 10th-century bishop of Regensburg. Two other famous bearers of this name were Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and German novelist and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).

Wukong m Literature
Means "awakened to emptiness", from Chinese 悟 (wù) meaning "enlightenment, awakening" and 空 (kōng) meaning "empty, hollow, sky". This is the name of the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.

Wulfgang m Germanic
Old German form of Wolfgang.

Xiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide", 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" (which is usually only feminine) or 湘 (xiāng), which refers to the Xiang River in southern China. This name can also be formed from other characters.

Xiuying f Chinese
From Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". Other character combinations are possible.

Yaling f Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade". This name can be formed of other character combinations as well.

Yang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.

Yating f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful". Other character combinations are possible.

Yeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", as well as other hanja characters that are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name. This name was borne by Jang Yeong-sil (where Jang is the surname), a 15th-century Korean scientist and inventor.

Ying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever", or 影 (yǐng) meaning "image, shadow", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Yong m & f Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave" or 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal". This can also be a single-character Korean name, for example from the hanja 勇 meaning "brave". It can be formed by other characters besides those listed here.

Young f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영 (see Yeong).

Zedong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 泽 (zé) meaning "moist, grace, brilliance" combined with 东 (dōng) meaning "east", as well as other character combinations. A notable bearer was the founder of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong (1893-1976).

Zheng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct" or 政 (zhèng) meaning "government", as well as other hanja characters with a similar pronunciation.

Zhong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" or 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion". Other characters can form this name as well.

Zhulong m Chinese Mythology
From Chinese 烛 (zhú) meaning "candle, torch, light" and 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon". In Chinese mythology this was the name of a giant scarlet serpent, also called the Torch Dragon in English.