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Elizabeth in Chinese

Elizabeth has no single Chinese spelling. Newspapers transliterate it as 伊丽莎白 (Yīlìshābái); a person called Elizabeth would take a real Chinese name. Here are three, with every character explained.

Lǐ Ānlì
Peaceful, elegant, gentle
  • 李Lǐplum; family name
  • 安ānpeace, calm
  • 丽lìbeautiful

This name sounds somewhat like Elizabeth and means 'peaceful and beautiful', suitable for anyone.

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Lín Yuè
Joyful, serene, natural
  • 林Línforest; family name
  • 悦yuèpleased, joyful

This name offers a pleasant meaning of 'joyful forest' and has a soft, appealing sound.

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Ài Lìshā
Familiar, graceful, feminine
  • 艾Àimugwort; family name
  • 丽lìbeautiful
  • 莎shāsedge

This is a common transliteration for Elizabeth, maintaining a strong phonetic link to the original name.

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

Elizabeth as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Elizabeth伊丽莎白

This is a common transliteration for the English name Elizabeth, following standard phonetic principles.

A name Elizabeth could be called李安丽

This name sounds somewhat like Elizabeth and means 'peaceful and beautiful', suitable for anyone.

Questions

How do you write Elizabeth in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Elizabeth is written 伊丽莎白 (Yīlìshābái), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Elizabeth could be 李安丽 (Lǐ Ānlì): This name sounds somewhat like Elizabeth and means 'peaceful and beautiful', suitable for anyone.

What does 李安丽 mean?

李 (Lǐ) means plum; family name; 安 (ān) means peace, calm; 丽 (lì) means beautiful.

Is 李安丽 a common Chinese name?

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