Ailing (Chinese name)
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GenderFeminine
LanguageChinese
Region of originEast Asia, Southeast Asia
Alternative spellingAiling, Ai-ling, Ai-Ling, Ai Ling, Oiling, Oi-ling, Oi-Ling, Oi Ling, Aileng, Ai-leng, Ai-Leng, Ai Leng
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Language | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | East Asia, Southeast Asia |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Ailing, Ai-ling, Ai-Ling, Ai Ling, Oiling, Oi-ling, Oi-Ling, Oi Ling, Aileng, Ai-leng, Ai-Leng, Ai Leng |
| Short form | Ai |
| Pet form | Ling-ling |
| Anglicisations | Aileen, Eileen, Irene |
Ailing, Ai-ling, or, similar; is a female Chinese given name. It may be Anglicized as Eileen,[1] Irene, or similar.
People with Chinese names variously romanized as "Ailing" or similar include:
People
| Ailing | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 愛玲 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 爱玲 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Lovely | ||||||||||||
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simplified Chinese: 爱玲; traditional Chinese: 愛玲:
- Irene Ang (♀; 洪愛玲) beauty pageant contestant from Singapore at the Miss Chinese International Pageant 1993
- Eileen Chang (♀; 張愛玲; 1920–1995; as Zhang Ailing and Chang Ai-ling) Chinese-American author
- Eleanor Goodman (♀; 顾爱玲; as Gu Ailing; born 1975) U.S. translator of Chinese works
- Liu Ailing (♀; 刘爱玲; born 1967) Chinese soccer player
- Ong Ai Leng (♀; 王爱玲; born 1978; Wang Ailing) Malaysian-Chinese actress
- Eileen Tung (♀; 童愛玲; born 1972), a Taiwanese actress and contestant on Hong Kong TV show Beautiful Cooking
- Zhang Ailing (badminton) (♀; 张爱玲; born 1957) Chinese badminton player
Characters
- Mak Oi Ling (♀; 麥愛玲), a fictional character from Hongkong/Shanghai Cantonese/Mandarin TV show Growing Through Life
愛凌 / 爱凌
simplified Chinese: 爱凌; traditional Chinese: 愛凌; lit. 'Lovely':
- Gu Ailing (♀; 谷爱凌; born 2003 as Eileen Gu) American-Chinese freestyle skier
