The baby name Linhong is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Pinyin: Lín Hóng. Approx. IPA: [lin xʊŋ]. English approximation: 'LEEN-hong'..
Linhong is Chinese in Origin.
The baby name Linhong is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Pinyin: Lín Hóng. Approx. IPA: [lin xʊŋ]. English approximation: 'LEEN-hong'..
Linhong is Chinese in Origin.
Linhong is a Mandarin Chinese given name formed from two morphemes whose characters vary. Possible pairings include 林+宏 (“forest” + “grand”), 琳+红 (“fine jade” + “red”), 霖+鸿 (“abundant rain” + “vast; wild goose”), and 林+鸿 (“forest” + “great, illustrious”). The exact meaning depends on the characters, but themes of largeness, brilliance, good fortune, and nature are typical. In pinyin it appears as Lin Hong or Lin-hong; tones usually read Lín Hóng. It is unisex, and Lin Hong may also occur as a full name when Lin is a surname.
Two-character given names like Linhong have long been standard in Chinese, with 宏/鸿 favored in scholarly and aspirational names and 红 especially fashionable in mid-20th-century mainland usage. Diaspora families often preserve the single-word romanization. Dialectal and regional variants include Cantonese Lam Hung, Hokkien/Teochew Lim Hong, and the Sino-Vietnamese rendering Linh Hồng. Related spellings: Lin Hung, Linhong, Lin Hong.
Linhong is vanishingly rare. We hold just 13 recorded uses of it, from 7 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Linhong is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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