The baby name Guang is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin: Guāng (pinyin), approx. 'gwahng' — IPA: [kwɑŋ] (tone: high-level ˥). Cantonese: gwong1 (Jyutping) — IPA: [kʷɔːŋ]..
Guang is Chinese in Origin.
The baby name Guang is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin: Guāng (pinyin), approx. 'gwahng' — IPA: [kwɑŋ] (tone: high-level ˥). Cantonese: gwong1 (Jyutping) — IPA: [kʷɔːŋ]..
Guang is Chinese in Origin.
Guang is the Mandarin pinyin for several Chinese given-name characters, chiefly 光 “light, radiance” and 广/廣 “broad, expansive.” Unisex but more often masculine, it is pronounced Guāng for 光 and Guǎng for 广. Guang may stand alone or form compounds such as Guangming 光明 (“bright light”) and Guangyu 广宇 (“vast universe”).
Used since classical times, the name conveys auspicious ideas of brilliance, honor, and spaciousness, and appears in imperial and literary contexts (e.g., Qing emperor Guangxu 光緒; the Han ruler styled Guangwu 光武). Cross-linguistic and historical variants include Kuang (Wade–Giles), Gwong (Cantonese), Quang (Vietnamese), and Gwang (Korean); the cognate Japanese character 光 is read Kō. While meaning depends on the chosen character, parents often select Guang to express hopes for enlightened character, distinction, or wide horizons.
| Bai Guang Bai Guang was a famous Chinese singer and actress, best known as one of Shanghai’s great vocal stars of the 1940s and 1950s. Born Shi Yongfen, she performed under the name Bai Guang and was also credited as Pai Kwong, Bai Kwong, and Bai Kwang. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #228 | 7 | 5,842 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #267 | 53 | 9,639 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| MY | 0 | #349 | 6 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #351 | 9 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #494 | 34 | 12,905 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #576 | 11 | 18,916 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #584 | 114 | 17,960 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #984 | 11 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 112 | 25,439 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,428 | 44 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Guang is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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