The baby name Chinggis is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈtʃɪŋɡɪs/ (CHING-gis).
Chinggis is Mongolian in Origin.
The baby name Chinggis is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈtʃɪŋɡɪs/ (CHING-gis).
Chinggis is Mongolian in Origin.
Chinggis is the Mongolian form of the famed title borne by Temüjin (1162-1227) as Chinggis Khan, and functions today as a masculine given name. Its precise meaning is debated: many scholars link it to Mongolic čing “firm, strong,” yielding “mighty, steadfast ruler,” while another line of etymology connects it to Turkic tengiz/deniz “sea, ocean,” giving the sense “oceanic, universal.” Both readings emphasize vastness and authority.
Beyond Mongolia (in Cyrillic: Чингис), the name spread widely through cultures that encountered the Mongol Empire. Common variants include Chingis, Genghis (English exonym), Cengiz (Turkish), Çingiz (Azerbaijani), Chingiz (Uzbek), Shyngys/Шыңғыс (Kazakh), Chyngyz/Чынгыз (Kyrgyz), and Chingiz/Чингиз (Russian). Usage rose in the 20th century amid national revivals and Soviet-era naming, and it remains a history-laden choice connoting leadership, breadth of vision, and indomitable will.
Chinggis is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 5 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 4 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 |
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