Ling
English
Etymology
From Mandarin 令 (Lìng), 凌 (Líng) or Eastern Min 林 (Lìng).
Proper noun
Ling (plural Lings)
- 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
Etymology
From Old High German līna.
Noun
Ling f
Categories:
- English terms derived from Mandarin
- English terms borrowed from Eastern Min
- English terms derived from Eastern Min
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Mandarin
- English surnames from Min Dong
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Old High German
- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian nouns
- Central Franconian feminine nouns
- Kölsch