Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 东明, 冬明, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /tʊŋ.miŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear". Other character combinations can form this name as well.