Name Xiaoling Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 小玲, 小灵, 晓玲, 晓灵, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɕjɑʊ̯.liŋ/ Edit Status Status Meaning & History From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul". Other character combinations can form this name as well.