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All over the world, 铭 (铭 , Míng ) is a widespread largely masculine, but seldom female first name. The forename 铭 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but seldom female name. Very seldom, 铭 is the last name as well as the forename.
铭 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Qin Ming , the Water Margin character; Kong Ming , the Water Margin character; Ming the Merciless , the Flash Gordon Character; Jing Tianming , the principal character in The Legend of Qin, Qin's Moon and Yan Ming , the character from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, among other works.