Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Chinese
Scripts 明月, 铭月, 明粤, 铭粤, 明跃, 铭跃(Chinese)
Other Forms FormsMíngyuè (Pinyin), Myeong-wol (Korean)
Meaning & History
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 粤 (yuè) referring to Guandong province and the Cantonese people, or 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap". Other character combinations can form this name as well.