ReinaBlaka's Personal Name List

An 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese, Vietnamese
Other Scripts: 安, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: AN(Chinese, Vietnamese) ANG(Vietnamese)
Personal remark: Written as 安.
From Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "peace, quiet" or other characters with a similar pronunciation. As a Vietnamese name, it is derived from Sino-Vietnamese 安 meaning "safe, secure".
Cheng
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 成, 诚, etc.(Chinese) 成, 誠, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: CHUNG
Personal remark: Written as 成.
From Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, true", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Chuān
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 川(Chinese)
Personal remark: Written as 川.
From 川 (chuan) meaning “river, waterway” or “valley”.
Fusu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 扶苏(Chinese)
Personal remark: Written as 扶苏.
This name comes from “The Mountain Has Fusu Trees” (山有扶苏), a folk song featured in the Chinese Classic of Poetry (诗经, also called the Book of Songs). Fusu (扶苏) is a type of tree theorized to be the mulberry tree, though the name can also mean the lushness and thriving nature of a tree.

In history this was the name of the eldest son and heir apparent of Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇), the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BCE). He protested against his father’s infamous burning of books and burying of scholars, arguing that it would further destabilize the newly-unified country, but he was exiled from court and later forced to commit suicide. Fusu is remembered as a virtuous but ill-fated prince, and is sometimes worshipped in China today as a Door God.

Hao
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 郝, 昊, 豪, etc.(Chinese)
Personal remark: Written as 皓.
From Chinese character 昊 (hào) meaning "vastness (of the sky)" or 郝 (Hǎo), an ancient place in modern-day Shanxi province, or 豪 (háo) meaning "open-minded; straightforward".

Other characters and meanings are possible.

Hu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 虎, 祜(Chinese)
Personal remark: Written as 祜.
Derived from the Chinese character 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger; brave" or 祜 (hù) meaning "favor from heaven; blessing".

Other characters combinations are also possible.

Hua
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 华, 花, etc.(Chinese) 華, 花, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: KHWA
Personal remark: Written as 华.
From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" (which is usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.
Huan
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 欢, etc.(Chinese) 歡, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: KHWAN
Personal remark: Written as 桓.
From Chinese 欢 (huān) meaning "happy, pleased", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.
Jing
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 静, 精, 晶, 京, etc.(Chinese) 靜, 精, 晶, 京, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: CHEENG
Personal remark: Written as 靖.
From Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", 精 (jīng) meaning "essence, spirit", 晶 (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal" or 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city". Other characters can also form this name.
Jun 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese, Korean
Other Scripts: 君, 俊, 军, etc.(Chinese) 君, 俊, 軍, etc.(Traditional Chinese) 준(Korean Hangul) 俊, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: CHUYN(Chinese) CHOON(Korean)
Personal remark: Written as 骏.
From Chinese 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" (which is usually only masculine) or 军 (jūn) meaning "army" (also usually only masculine) [1]. This is also a single-character Korean name, often from the hanja 俊 meaning "talented, handsome". This name can be formed by other characters besides those shown here.
Kai 4
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 凯, etc.(Chinese) 凱, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: KIE
Personal remark: Written as 凯.
From Chinese 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumph, victory, music of triumph", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.
Lan 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese, Vietnamese
Other Scripts: 兰, 岚, etc.(Chinese) 蘭, 嵐, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: LAN(Chinese, Vietnamese) LANG(Vietnamese)
Personal remark: Written as 岚.
From Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" (which is usually only feminine) or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well. As a Vietnamese name, it is derived from Sino-Vietnamese 蘭 meaning "orchid".
Liangfu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 良夫(Chinese)
Personal remark: Written as 良夫.
A combination of the characters 良 (liang, meaning “good, pleasant, beneficient”) and 夫 (fu, meaning “adult man, husband”). This was the given name of King Xuan of Chu (楚宣王), a ruler of the state of Chu during the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 473 BCE).
Ling
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 灵, 铃, etc.(Chinese) 靈, 鈴, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: LEENG
Personal remark: Written as 绫.
From Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul", 铃 (líng) meaning "bell, chime", or other Chinese characters that are pronounced similarly.
Long
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese, Vietnamese
Other Scripts: 龙, 隆, etc.(Chinese) 龍, 隆, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: LUWNG(Chinese) LOWNGM(Vietnamese)
Personal remark: Written as 龙.
From Chinese 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, abundant", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.
Meng
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 梦, 猛, 蒙, 濛, 孟, 萌, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: MUNG
Personal remark: Written as 萌.
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", 濛 (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Qiong
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 琼, 瓊, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHYUWNG
Personal remark: Written as 琼.
From Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "fine jade, exquisite, beautiful" or 瓊 (qióng) meaning "red jade", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Shuo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 硕, 朔, 烁, 铄, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: SHWAW
Personal remark: Written as 朔.
From Chinese 硕 (shuò) meaning "large, big, great", 朔 (shuò) meaning "new moon, north", 烁 (shuò) meaning "bright, brilliant, luminous, glisten, glimmer" or 铄 (shuò) meaning "fuse, melt, fine, glorious", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Su 2
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 素, 肃, etc.(Chinese) 素, 肅, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: SOO
Personal remark: Written as 夙.
From Chinese 素 (sù) meaning "plain, simple" or 肃 (sù) meaning "respectful", besides other characters pronounced in a similar way.
Wen
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 文, 雯, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: WUN
Personal remark: Written as 文.
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation. A famous bearer was the 2nd-century BC Emperor Wen of Han (posthumous name).
Wuji
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 无忌(Chinese)
Personal remark: Written as 无忌.
A combination of the characters 无 (wú, meaning "no, without") and 忌 (jì, meaning "hatred, dislike, inhibition"). This was the name of Lord Xinling (信陵君), a prominent aristocrat, statesman and commander from the state of Wei during the Chinese Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE). It is also borne by Zhang Wuji (张无忌), the main character in Jin Yong's wuxia novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (倚天屠龙记).
Xian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 现, 弦, 先, 宪, 娴, 贤, 咸, 羨, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: SHYEHN
Personal remark: Written as 显.
From Chinese 现 (xiàn) meaning "present, current, appear, manifest", 弦 (xián) meaning "string, chord", 先 (xiān) meaning "first, before", 宪 (xiàn) meaning "law", 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful", 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, good, worthy", 咸 (xián) meaning "all, completely, savoury, salty" or 羨 (xiàn) meaning "envy, admire, covet". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Xiaobai
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 小白(Chinese)
Personal remark: Written as 小白.
A combination of the characters 小 (xiǎo, meaning "little") and 白 (bái, meaning "white"). This was the name of Duke Huan of Qi (齐桓公), a ruler of the state of Qi during the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 473 BCE). He was the first of the Five Hegemons, a series of feudal lords who gained great political and military influence over the states of the Zhou Dynasty. His clan name was 吕 (Lü), making his full name Lü Xiaobai (吕小白).

In modern China, this name is considered to be a cute/pet name and is strongly associated with children, cartoon characters and animals.

Yan 2
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 艳, 岩, etc.(Chinese) 艷, 岩, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: YEHN
Personal remark: Written as 殷.
From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" (which is usually only feminine) or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced in a similar fashion.
Yang
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 洋, 阳, etc.(Chinese) 洋, 陽, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: YANG
Personal remark: Written as 央.
From Chinese 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.
Yi
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 宜, 毅, 义, 益, 艺, 怡, 仪, etc.(Chinese) 宜, 毅, 義, 益, 藝, 怡, 儀, etc.(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: EE
Personal remark: Written as 绎.
From Chinese 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness", 益 (yì) meaning "profit, benefit", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony" (which is usually only feminine) or 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites" (also usually feminine). Other characters can also form this name.
Yiren
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 异人(Chinese)
Personal remark: Written as 异人.
A combination of the characters 异 (yì, meaning “different, strange”) and 人 (rén, “person”). This was the personal name of King Zhuangxiang of Qin (秦庄襄王), a ruler of the state of Qin during the late Warring States Period (475 - 221 BCE). In his youth he was sent to the state of Zhao as a political hostage before the merchant Lu Buwei (吕不韦) discovered him and helped him ascend the throne of Qin. He is commonly regarded the father of Ying Zheng (嬴政), the founder of the Qin Dynasty.
Yu
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 玉, 愉, 雨, 宇, 裕, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: UY
Personal remark: Written as 玉.
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 愉 (yú) meaning "pleasant, delightful" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain". Other characters can form this name as well.
Yuan
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 源, 淵, 元, 遠, 缘, 玉安, 愉安, 雨安 ...(Chinese)
Personal remark: Written as 鸢.
Derived from the Chinese character 源 (yuán) meaning "headspring; source; root" or 淵 (yuān) meaning "abyss; deep; deep water" or 元 (yuán) meaning "head; chief; first; primary" or 遠 (yuǎn) meaning "distant; far; remote" or 缘 (yuán) meaning "edge; to climb up; to ascend; cause". It can also be the combination of Yu and An 1.

Other characters combinations are also possible.

Zhang
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 彰(Chinese)
Pronounced: ZAHNG
Personal remark: Written as 彰.
From the character 彰 (zhang) meaning "clear, apparent", or any other character pronounced similarly.
Zhao
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Pronounced: ZOW
Personal remark: Written as 昭.
The name of a Chinese area in the Zhou dynasty. This was the name of several Chinese emperors, including Empress Wu Zetian.
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