Given name & surname

Lyng

“as sweet as the tinkling of a bell”

Lyng is a variant of Ling. One Chinese interpretation is “as sweet as the tinkling of a bell.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lyng is a variant of Ling. One Chinese interpretation is “as sweet as the tinkling of a bell.”

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Where it comes from

Lyng is a variant of Ling. An origin associated with Ling is Chinese.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Norwegian lyng (“heather”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lyng’s family of names

Lyng has a related form in Ling.

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