The baby name Fengyang is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Pinyin: Fèngyáng. Approximate English pronunciation: 'FUNG-yahng' (Fèng = fung, yáng = yahng).
Fengyang is Chinese in Origin.
The baby name Fengyang is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Pinyin: Fèngyáng. Approximate English pronunciation: 'FUNG-yahng' (Fèng = fung, yáng = yahng).
Fengyang is Chinese in Origin.
Fengyang is a Mandarin Chinese two-syllable given name, written with various hanzi and romanized in Pinyin as Fèngyáng or Fēngyáng. The form 凤阳/鳳陽 is best known as a county in Anhui - birthplace of the Ming Hongwu Emperor - and in the folk song “Fengyang Flower-Drum.” As a personal name it is uncommon and modern-leaning, used across mainland China and the diaspora, and perceived as unisex.
Meaning depends on characters: 凤阳/鳳陽 means “phoenix” + “sunny/yang side,” evoking renewal, nobility, and bright fortune; alternatives include 风扬/風揚 (“wind uplifted,” freedom and momentum), 丰阳/豐陽 (“abundant sunshine,” prosperity and vigor), or 峰阳 (“sunlit peak”). Variants and spellings include Feng-yang, Feng Yang (spaced), tone-marked Fèngyáng/Fēngyáng, and Cantonese Fung-yeung/Fung Yeung. Note that Feng Yang can also be parsed as surname Feng plus given name Yang.
Fengyang is a genuine rarity. We hold just 9 recorded uses of it, from 4 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
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