Ling

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ling"

English

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Etymology

From Mandarin 令 (Lìng)， 凌 (Líng) or Eastern Min 林 (Lìng).

Proper noun

Ling (plural Lings)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ling is the 3887th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9127 individuals. Ling is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (55.2%) and White (33.76%) individuals.

Anagrams

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Lein (Moselle Franconian)
  • Leng (Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Old High German līna.

Noun

Ling f

  1. (Kölsch) rope of minor to medium thickness; cord

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ling

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Lin
    • OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR:
      Lingstown,

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 9
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