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Adam in Chinese

Adam has no single Chinese spelling. Newspapers transliterate it as 亚当 (Yàdāng); a person called Adam would take a real Chinese name. Here are three, with every character explained.

Ài Dān
Familiar, vibrant, classic
  • 艾Àimugwort; family name
  • 丹dānred, cinnabar

This name is a close transliteration of 'Adam' and uses common, pleasant characters.

See 艾丹 written
Ān Dé
Peaceful, virtuous, steady
  • 安Ānpeace, calm; family name
  • 德dévirtue, morality

This name sounds similar to 'Adam' while conveying positive virtues like peace and morality.

See 安德 written
Ài Míng
Bright, intelligent, hopeful
  • 艾Àimugwort; family name
  • 明míngbright, clear

This name uses a surname that sounds like the beginning of 'Adam' and means 'bright' or 'clear'.

See 艾明 written
Three more names for AdamAdd who the name is for, or what it should mean, and the characters change.

Adam as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Adam亚当

This is a common transliteration for the foreign given name 'Adam', often seen in biblical and Western contexts.

A name Adam could be called艾丹

This name is a close transliteration of 'Adam' and uses common, pleasant characters.

Questions

How do you write Adam in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Adam is written 亚当 (Yàdāng), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Adam could be 艾丹 (Ài Dān): This name is a close transliteration of 'Adam' and uses common, pleasant characters.

What does 艾丹 mean?

艾 (Ài) means mugwort; family name; 丹 (dān) means red, cinnabar.

Is 艾丹 a common Chinese name?

It follows the shape of a common Chinese name: the surname 艾 is from the Hundred Family Surnames and the given name uses common simplified characters. You can ask the generator for three more.

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