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Craig in Chinese

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

Kē Ruì
Auspicious, modern, familiar
  • 柯Kēsurname; branch
  • 瑞Ruìauspicious, propitious

This name is a close phonetic transliteration of 'Craig' while incorporating a positive meaning.

See 柯瑞 written
Kāng Jiàn
Healthy, robust, traditional
  • 康Kāngsurname; healthy, peaceful
  • 健Jiànhealthy, strong

This name uses a surname starting with 'K' and conveys a strong sense of health and well-being.

See 康健 written
Gāo Míng
Intelligent, distinguished, clear
  • 高Gāosurname; high, tall
  • 明Míngbright, clear, intelligent

This name uses a surname that sounds somewhat like 'Craig' and means 'high intelligence' or 'brilliant'.

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

Craig as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Craig克雷格

This transliteration follows the standard for English names, using characters that approximate the original pronunciation.

A name Craig could be called柯瑞

This name is a close phonetic transliteration of 'Craig' while incorporating a positive meaning.

Questions

How do you write Craig in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Craig is written 克雷格 (Kèlégé), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Craig could be 柯瑞 (Kē Ruì): This name is a close phonetic transliteration of 'Craig' while incorporating a positive meaning.

What does 柯瑞 mean?

柯 (Kē) means surname; branch; 瑞 (Ruì) means auspicious, propitious.

Is 柯瑞 a common Chinese name?

It follows the shape of a common Chinese name: the surname 柯 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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