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The baby name Hongying is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Pinyin: Hóngyīng. Approximate English pronunciation: 'HONG-yeeng' (HONG as in 'song', YEENG as in 'sing' with an initial 'y')..

Hongying is Chinese in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Chinese
Pronunciation: Pinyin: Hóngyīng. Approximate English pronunciation: 'HONG-yeeng' (HONG as in 'song', YEENG as in 'sing' with an initial 'y').

What is the meaning of the name Hongying ?

The baby name Hongying is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Pinyin: Hóngyīng. Approximate English pronunciation: 'HONG-yeeng' (HONG as in 'song', YEENG as in 'sing' with an initial 'y')..

Hongying is Chinese in Origin.

Hongying is a Chinese given name whose meaning depends on the characters selected. In Mandarin it is pronounced Hóngyīng; Cantonese forms are often rendered Hung-ying. Common pairings include 红英 (“red” + “heroic/flower”), 宏英 (“grand” + “gifted”), 鸿英 (“great; swan goose” + “eminent”), 洪英 (“abundant” + “talent”), and the poetic 虹影 (“rainbow” + “shadow”). Romanizations vary - Hong Ying, Hong-ying, or Hung-ying - across naming systems.

Used widely through the 20th century in the Chinese-speaking world, 红英 was notably favored mid-century for its revolutionary “red” and virtuous “hero” connotations. The name is unisex, skewing feminine with 红 and more neutral or masculine with 宏/鸿. It remains familiar via contemporary bearers, including the novelist known as Hong Ying (虹影). Given names follow the family name in Chinese order.

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Hongying – Popularity by country

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
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
CN Girls 0 #352 8 8,829
SG Girls 0 #569 18 18,916
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
HK Girls 0 #583 33 16,104
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
MY Girls 0 #1,070 3 24,821
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440

Hongying is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:

CN
CR
DK
HK
MY

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People also ask about Hongying

Hongying is predominantly a girl's name.
Hongying is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Pinyin: Hóngyīng. Approximate English pronunciation: 'HONG-yeeng' (HONG as in 'song', YEENG as in 'sing' with an initial 'y')..
Common nicknames and spelling variations include 红英, 紅英 (traditional), 洪英, 鸿英, 宏英 and 弘英.
Across languages, Hongying has these equivalents: Rose (red flower), Flora (flower), Ruby (red), Valentina (strong/outstanding).
Hongying 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.