Ming (明) is a common personal name among Chinese people, Vietnamese people, and Korean people. In pinyin, it is written Míng, in romanized Vietnamese, it is written as Minh, and in Korean it is pronounced Myeong. Directly translated as "bright" (to understand/intelligence), the Chinese character is made up of the words sun (日) and moon (月) written side by side. It may also mean:
People
- Ming Tsai, a celebrity chef
- Ming-Na (born 1963), an American actress
- Yan Pei Ming (born 1960), a Chinese born painter
- Yao Ming, professional NBA player from China
- Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader
- Ngoc Minh, a Vietnamese poet
- Ming, a fictional character in the Japanese role-playing game Lost Odyssey
- The Scottish name Menzies is traditionally pronounced "MING-iss" (IPA: /ˈmɪŋɪs/) and a shortened form is "Ming"
- Robert Menzies (nicknamed "Ming"), an Australian Prime Minister (using the pronunciation "Men-zeez" for his surname)
- British politician Menzies Campbell (using the pronunciation "MING-iss") is often called "Ming"
- Ming Tregonning, Games Programmer, UK
Chinese Emperors
Ming also means meow in Tagalog.
Other uses
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