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Dorothy in Chinese

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

Dù Ruòlín
Elegant, refined, melodious
  • 杜Dùbirchleaf pear; family name
  • 若ruòlike, as if
  • 琳línbeautiful jade

This name uses a surname that sounds like 'D' in Dorothy and combines characters that evoke beauty and grace.

See 杜若琳 written
Dù Ruìyǎ
Auspicious, graceful, classic
  • 杜Dùbirchleaf pear; family name
  • 瑞ruìauspicious, propitious
  • 雅yǎelegant, graceful

The surname 'Du' echoes the 'Do' in Dorothy, and the given name signifies auspicious elegance.

See 杜瑞雅 written
Dài Lèyí
Joyful, harmonious, pleasant
  • 戴Dàito wear; family name
  • 乐lèhappy, joyful
  • 怡yíjoy, harmony

The surname 'Dai' is a good phonetic match, and the given name expresses joy and harmony, reflecting a positive personality.

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

Dorothy as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Dorothy多萝西

This transliteration follows the standard phonetic approximation for English names into Chinese.

A name Dorothy could be called杜若琳

This name uses a surname that sounds like 'D' in Dorothy and combines characters that evoke beauty and grace.

Questions

How do you write Dorothy in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Dorothy is written 多萝西 (Duōluósī), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Dorothy could be 杜若琳 (Dù Ruòlín): This name uses a surname that sounds like 'D' in Dorothy and combines characters that evoke beauty and grace.

What does 杜若琳 mean?

杜 (Dù) means birchleaf pear; family name; 若 (ruò) means like, as if; 琳 (lín) means beautiful jade.

Is 杜若琳 a common Chinese name?

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