廷（ting）
Name meaning
廷 (Ting) carries the court, the public hall and the space where matters of state are heard. In a name it suggests civic presence, upright formality and a person visible in public life.
Practical naming use
廷 (Ting) is useful when a name needs court, public hall rather than a generic pleasant sound. Its register is public, classic, so it can support a boy name that feels culturally legible, visually compact and easy to explain. The character should be paired with a second character that gives the image a human scene: learning, calm action, public responsibility, graceful movement or long-range aspiration.
Pair 廷 (Ting) with characters that soften or complete its core image. Bright partners make it more optimistic; scholarly partners make it more literate; water or nature partners make it calmer; virtue partners make it more formal.
廷安 (Tingan): Ting contributes court, public hall; An adds peace, safety.
Historical / name-use references
熊廷弼 (Xiong Tingbi)
Late Ming military official; 廷 (Ting) appears in his given name.