Etymology

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Today it means: A surname from Mandarin. Full definition →

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The story

From various romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of various Chinese names, including 應 /应 (Yīng or Yìng), 郢 (Yǐng), and 嬴 (Yíng).

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