Type Element Usage Japanese Scripts 英(Japanese Kanji) Meaning & History Means "excellent, fine", a Japanese nanori reading of yīng. Related ItemsDetails Other Readingsyīng(Chinese) ei(Japanese) yeong(Korean) anh(Vietnamese) Given Name DescendantsEiko, Hideaki, Hideki, Hideko, Hideo(Japanese) Yeong-Ja, Young-Ja(Korean) Same Spellinghide 1