Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Chinese
Scripts 嵩, 松, 颂, 宋(Chinese)
Other Forms FormsSōng, Sòng (Pinyin)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Chinese character 嵩 (sōng) meaning "highty; lofty (literarian term referred to a mountain)" or 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree" or 颂 (sòng) meaning "to acclaim; hymn; ode". More often used as a surname is 宋 (sòng) that was the name of the Imperial Dynasty reigning in China in years 960-1279 AC.Other characters combinations are also possible.