Browse Names

Chang 昌, 畅, 长, 暢, 長 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" (which is usually only masculine), 畅 (chàng) meaning "smooth, free, unrestrained" or 长 (cháng) meaning "long". Other Chinese characters are also possible.

Chao 超, 潮 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 超 (chāo) meaning "surpass, leap over" (which is usually only masculine), 潮 (cháo) meaning "tide, flow, damp", or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Chen 1 晨, 辰 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 晨 (chén) or 辰 (chén), both meaning "morning". The character 辰 also refers to the fifth Earthly Branch (7 AM to 9 AM), which is itself associated with the dragon of the Chinese zodiac. This name can be formed from other characters as well.

Cheng 成, 诚, 誠 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, true", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Chin 金, 锦, 津, 錦 m & f Chinese
Variant of Jin 1 (using Wade-Giles transcription).

Chun 春 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" or other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Dong 东, 栋, 東, 棟 m Chinese
From Chinese 东 (dōng) meaning "east", 栋 (dòng) meaning "pillar, beam", or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Fang 芳, 方 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Gang 刚, 冈, 剛, 岡 m Chinese
From Chinese 刚 (gāng) meaning "hard, rigid, strong", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Haoyu 浩宇 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 浩 (hào) meaning "great, numerous, vast" and 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe". Other combinations of similar-sounding characters can also form this name.

Heng 恒, 恆 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 恒 (héng) meaning "constant, persistent", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation. Lui Heng, known as Wen of Han, was a 2nd-century BC emperor of the Han dynasty.

Hong 虹, 红, 弘, 鸿, 宏, 紅, 鴻 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow", 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" (which is usually only masculine) or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" (also usually only masculine). Other characters can also form this name.

Huan 欢, 歡 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 欢 (huān) meaning "happy, pleased", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.

Huang 煌, 凰 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 煌 (huáng) meaning "bright, shining, luminous" (which is usually only masculine) or 凰 (huáng) meaning "phoenix" (usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters are also possible.

Jian 建, 健 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish", 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy", or other characters that are pronounced in a similar fashion.

Jiang 江 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 江 (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Jing 静, 精, 晶, 京, 靜 f & m Chinese
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.

Juan 2 娟 f Chinese
From Chinese 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Lian 2 莲, 濂, 廉, 蓮 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily", 濂 (lián) meaning "waterfall", or other Chinese characters that are pronounced similarly.

Ling 灵, 铃, 靈, 鈴 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul", 铃 (líng) meaning "bell, chime", or other Chinese characters that are pronounced similarly.

Long 龙, 隆, 龍 m Chinese, Vietnamese
From Chinese 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, abundant", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Ming 明, 铭, 銘 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Ning 宁, 寧 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.

Nuan 暖 f Chinese
From Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" or other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Ping 平 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful". Other characters can also form this name.

Qiang 强, 強 m Chinese
From Chinese 强 (qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.

Qing 青, 清 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.

Rong 荣, 融, 容, 榮 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper", 融 (róng) meaning "fuse, harmonize" or 容 (róng) meaning "appearance, form" (which is usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.

Ruoxi 若汐 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 若 (ruò) meaning "like, if" and 汐 (xī) meaning "evening tide". Other combinations of similar-sounding characters can also form this name.

Sheng 圣, 胜, 盛, 升, 聖, 勝 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred", 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory", or 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing". Other characters are also possible.

Shui 水 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.

Shun 1 顺, 順 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 顺 (shùn) meaning "obey, submit" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Ting 婷 f Chinese
From Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Xiang 翔, 祥, 湘, 香 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide", 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" (which is usually only feminine) or 湘 (xiāng), which refers to the Xiang River in southern China. This name can also be formed from other characters.

Xinyi 欣怡, 心怡 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Yahui 雅惠 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Yang 洋, 阳, 陽 m & f Chinese
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.

Yawen 雅雯 f Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns". This name can be formed of other character combinations as well.

Yazhu 雅筑 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 筑 (zhù) meaning "lute, zither, build". Other character combinations are also possible.

Yihan 一涵, 艺涵, 藝涵 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 一 (yī) meaning "one" or 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, craft" combined with 涵 (hán) meaning "contain, include". This name can also be formed from other combinations of similar-sounding characters.

Yijun 怡君 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony" combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Ying 英, 颖, 影, 穎 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever", or 影 (yǐng) meaning "image, shadow", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Yinuo 一诺, 依诺, 一諾, 依諾 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 一 (yī) meaning "one" or 依 (yī) meaning "rely on" combined with 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve". Other combinations of similar-sounding characters can also form this name.

Yong 勇, 永 m & f Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave" or 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal". This can also be a single-character Korean name, for example from the hanja 勇 meaning "brave". It can be formed by other characters besides those listed here.

Yuan 元, 原, 媛 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 原 (yuán) meaning "source, origin", or 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beautiful woman" (which is usually only feminine). Other characters are also possible.

Zhen 珍, 真, 贞, 震, 貞 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine", 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", or other Chinese characters that are pronounced similarly.

Zheng 正, 政 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct" or 政 (zhèng) meaning "government", as well as other hanja characters with a similar pronunciation.

Zhong 中, 忠 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" or 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion". Other characters can form this name as well.

Zhou 舟 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 舟 (zhōu) meaning "boat, ship", in addition to other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Zihan 子涵, 梓涵 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child" or 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa tree" combined with 涵 (hán) meaning "contain, include". Other character combinations are possible.