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The Name Jing - Origin and Meaning of Jing
  



The Name Jing - Origin and Meaning of Jing


Gender

Masculine and Feminine

Origin of the Name Jing

Chinese

Usage of the Name Jing

Chinese

Meaning of the Name Jing

The name Jing means "essence" in Chinese. It also means "capital city" (the Chinese capital Beijing means "northern capital").

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Li Jing (571 - 649), a Chinese male general; Wong Jing (born 1955), a Hong Kong male film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter; Ning Jing (born 1972), a Chinese actress; Du Jing (born 1984), a Chinese female Olympic badminton player.
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