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In the world, 灵 (灵 , 영 , Líng ) is a common gender-neutral first name. The first name 灵 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and South Korea. Very seldom, 灵 is the last name as well as the forename.
灵 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hua Rong , the fictional character in the Water Margin; Wang Ying , the Water Margin character; Jin Rong , the Dream of the Red Chamber character and Ma Ling , the fictional character in Water Margin.