Chinese baby names
60 names with Chinese roots, each one with what it actually means. 3 of them are still given to 40 or more babies a year.
In common use
Given to at least 40 babies a year in the US or England and Wales.
Rarer names
Fewer than 40 babies a year in either country — which often means a name in wide use somewhere the records do not reach.
- Jingold or brocade
- Xiaglow of the sunrise; rosy clouds
- Mulanwood orchid
- Junpure; handsome; obedient
- Niangmother or young woman
- Yichenrighteousness and sincerity; meaning varies by characters
- Jiayiauspicious righteousness or similar virtue
- Jianstrong, healthy, or sharp depending on characters
- Yirighteousness, suitable
- Tiansky; heaven; field
- Yuchenjade morning or felicitous dawn
- Meilibeautiful and graceful
- Yifansuitable manner or joyful
- Yuxijade; glow of the sunrise
- Chenxidawn glow or morning light
- Haogood, excellent, grand
- Baotreasure; precious; protect
- Chancommon surname; often means facilitator or mediator
- Shunobedient; compliant
- Yuemoon; beautiful
- Taothe way, path, principle
- Zhenprecious; virtuous; chaste
- Zichenself-cultivation; purple morning
- Xianimmortal or virtuous; graceful and noble
- Chenmorning or dawn
- Minvarious meanings depending on characters used
- Yaohandsome or distinguished
- Zhiwisdom or intention
- Zihaowisdom and heroic or vast
- Ziruiwisdom and auspicious
- Zixuanwisdom and beautiful or selection
- Haochenvastly morning; good morning
- Jiaruiauspicious lucky; from elements jia and rui
- Meilinbeautiful jade or beautiful forest
- Zegrace or kindness; varies by character
- Dongeast; common Chinese surname
- Jiahaoauspicious and excellent
- Jiamingauspicious and bright
- Jiaqiauspicious and outstanding
- Luvarious meanings in Chinese; often abbreviation
- Meilingbeautiful spirit or beautiful ling
- Mingbright; clear
- Yutongjade and copper or thoroughfare
- Lingraceful, beautiful; or form of Linden
- Shukindness or warm
- Xinyuhappy jade; happy rain
- Yishanrighteous mountain; virtuous peak
- Yitongrighteousness and unity; virtuous together
- Zhiyuanwisdom and source or distance
- Zipurple or character; name element
- Ziyangpurple and sun or light
- Ziyuepurple and moon
- Xinhappy, joyful, or trustworthy
- Yuetmoon or jade
- Hengperpetual, constant
- Wangraceful; gentle
- Yiningsilver; a common Mandarin name element
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