>
Around the world, 靈 (영 , 靈 , 霊 ) is quite a rare unisex forename. The first name 靈 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly South Korea, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and China, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. Likewise, 靈 is the last name as well as the forename.
靈 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.