Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 吉宁, 继宁, etc.(Chinese) 吉寧, 繼寧, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /t͡ɕi.niŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 吉 (jí) meaning "lucky, good" or 继 (jì) meaning "continue, maintain, carry on, inherit" combined with 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene". Other character combinations can form this name as well.