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The baby name Fangning is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Pinyin: Fāngníng (Fāng Níng); IPA: /faŋ˥ niŋ˧˥/; English approximation: "FAHNG-ning" or "Fahng-neeng".

Fangning is Chinese in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Chinese
Pronunciation: Pinyin: Fāngníng (Fāng Níng); IPA: /faŋ˥ niŋ˧˥/; English approximation: "FAHNG-ning" or "Fahng-neeng"

What is the meaning of the name Fangning ?

The baby name Fangning is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Pinyin: Fāngníng (Fāng Níng); IPA: /faŋ˥ niŋ˧˥/; English approximation: "FAHNG-ning" or "Fahng-neeng".

Fangning is Chinese in Origin.

Fangning is a Mandarin Chinese given name composed of the syllables Fang and Ning. Its meaning depends on the characters chosen: 方宁 suggests “upright serenity” (fāng ‘upright, principled’ + níng ‘peaceful’), 芳宁 evokes “fragrant tranquility” (fāng ‘fragrance, virtuous repute’), while 昉宁 can be read as “dawn of peace” (fǎng ‘daybreak’). Ning is usually written 宁/寧, long associated in literature with calm, stability, and quiet joy.

Two-syllable given names like Fangning have been common since the late imperial period and remain standard across Mainland China, Taiwan, and the Chinese diaspora. The name is unisex; forms with 芳 tend to skew feminine, whereas 方 feels more neutral. Romanization follows Hanyu Pinyin: Fangning; spacing and hyphenation vary (Fang Ning, Fang-ning, Fang-Ning). Cantonese readings include Fong Ning. Traditional-character variants use 寧. Informal nicknames often shorten to Ning-ning or Fangfang within families.

Fangning is a genuine rarity. We count just 1 recorded use of it worldwide, from 1 country.

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Fangning – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
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Fangning is predominantly a girl's name.
Fangning is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Pinyin: Fāngníng (Fāng Níng); IPA: /faŋ˥ niŋ˧˥/; English approximation: "FAHNG-ning" or "Fahng-neeng".
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Fang Ning, Fang-ning, Fāng Níng, Fāngníng, 芳宁 and 芳寧.
Across languages, Fangning has these equivalents: Irene (Greek, "peace"), Frida (Germanic, "peace"), Serena (Latin, "serene/peaceful"), Shanti (Sanskrit, "peace").
Fangning is a name of Chinese origin, traditionally used in China. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within China and its diaspora communities.
Yes, definitely. Fangning is missing from every national name ranking we cover, so it is rare by any measure.