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Worldwide, หนิง (Ning , Nining , หนิง ) is a common largely feminine, but uncommonly boy's first name. The forename หนิง is habitual in Indonesia, where it is quite a common predominantly feminine, but scarcely boy's name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, and Taiwan, where it is quite a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Indonesia, China, and Taiwan. Also, หนิง is the last name as well as the forename.
หนิง is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Xu Ning , the Water Margin character and Ning Zhongze , the character in wuxia fiction, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.