GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 145

耿

耿 is read as gěng.

Pinyin

gěng

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 耿

Basic meaning

bright; upright

Five element

Fire

Origin

Time: Shang-Zhou Geng state/place tradition; Shang-Zhou tradition, c. 1600-256 BCE

Place: Geng place/state traditions, often associated with today's Shanxi or Henan region

Origin note

Geng surname traditions connect the name with ancient Geng place or state-name memory. The bright/upright meaning is useful for name reading but should be kept separate from origin.

Historical figures

耿弇 (Geng Yan)

3-58 CE · Eastern Han general

A founding Eastern Han military figure.

耿精忠 (Geng Jingzhong)

1644-1682 CE · Qing-era rebel prince

One of the Three Feudatories rebels.

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