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In the entire world, Míng (明 , 铭 , 銘 ) is a prevalent mostly masculine, but seldom feminine first name. The first name Míng is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a common mostly boy's, but uncommonly female name. Much less frequently, Míng is the last name as well as the forename.
Míng 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.