At a Glance
- Meaning
- Eternal victory (from 永勝: yǒng 'eternal/forever' + shèng 'victory')
- Origin
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- yong-SHUNG
Yongsheng is a Chinese (Mandarin) boy's name meaning “eternal victory (from 永勝: yǒng 'eternal/forever' + shèng 'victory')”. It appears in our list of 150+ Baby Names That Mean Life — Vibrant, Vital, and Full of Energy.
Meaning & Origin of Yongsheng
Meaning: Eternal victory (from 永勝: yǒng 'eternal/forever' + shèng 'victory').
Origin: Chinese (Mandarin).
A common claim: Yongsheng means 'eternal life' Actually: Yongsheng means "eternal victory" (永勝: yǒng, "eternal, forever" + shèng, "victory"), not "eternal life" — that meaning belongs to the similar-sounding but different characters 永生.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Yongsheng
yong-SHUNGIPA /jʊŋˈʂɤŋ/
Popularity of Yongsheng
Yongsheng doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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