The "ling" portion of the name comes from a phonetic equivalent which also means angle or corner, hence the fusion of the two words, ling chiao.
同樣是泛舟採菱，卻不見窈窕少女的纖纖玉指，也無菱歌對唱的忘憂少年。採菱婦忙著俯身採收，只求早早收工，好回家休息。「本省栽種菱角，可能自鄭成功來台時就開始了。」