The baby name Chingyuan is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'pinyin': 'Qingyuan', 'approx_english': 'ching-ywen', 'ipa': '[tɕʰiŋɥɛn] (Mandarin, tones depend on chosen characters)'}.
Chingyuan is Chinese in Origin.
The baby name Chingyuan is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'pinyin': 'Qingyuan', 'approx_english': 'ching-ywen', 'ipa': '[tɕʰiŋɥɛn] (Mandarin, tones depend on chosen characters)'}.
Chingyuan is Chinese in Origin.
Chingyuan is a Sinitic given name whose spelling reflects older Wade-Giles or Taiwanese romanization of Mandarin Qingyuan. Because Chinese names depend on the chosen characters, it can be written with several meaningful pairs, commonly 清源 (clear source; pure fountainhead), 清遠 (clear and far-reaching), 慶元 (auspicious beginning), 景元 (bright origin), or 青原 (verdant plain). The components combine Ching/Qing (清 clear; 慶 celebrate; 景 bright; 青 verdant) with Yuan (源 source; 元 origin; 原 plain; 遠 distant), making it a versatile unisex choice.
Used across the Chinese-speaking world, the name appears in historical records and literature; Qingyuan was also a Southern Song era title (慶元, 1195–1201) and part of the name of the influential Chan monk Ching-yuan Xingsi. Modern variants include Qingyuan (Hanyu Pinyin), Ching-yuan or Ching Yuan (Wade-Giles/Taiwan), Tsing-yuan (older postal), and Cantonese-leaning forms such as Ching-yuen. Hyphenation, spacing, and tone marks vary by system and personal preference.
Chingyuan is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 5 times, across 2 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
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