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Emily in Chinese

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

Ài Mǐ
Familiar, gentle, approachable
  • 艾Àimugwort; family name
  • 米Mǐrice; meter; family name

This is a common and pleasant-sounding transliteration of 'Emily', using two common surnames.

See 艾米 written
Ān Měi
Graceful, serene, elegant
  • 安Ānpeace, calm; family name
  • 美Měibeautiful, pretty

This name combines 'peace' and 'beauty', creating a meaningful name that also sounds somewhat like 'Emily'.

See 安美 written
Yì Lín
Classic, refined, melodious
  • 易Yìeasy, change; family name
  • 琳Línbeautiful jade

This name uses a common surname and a character meaning 'beautiful jade', offering a classic and melodious feel that echoes 'Emily'.

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

Emily as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Emily艾米丽

This transliteration is based on the sound of the English name 'Emily' using common Chinese characters for foreign names.

A name Emily could be called艾米

This is a common and pleasant-sounding transliteration of 'Emily', using two common surnames.

Questions

How do you write Emily in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Emily is written 艾米丽 (Àimǐlì), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Emily could be 艾米 (Ài Mǐ): This is a common and pleasant-sounding transliteration of 'Emily', using two common surnames.

What does 艾米 mean?

艾 (Ài) means mugwort; family name; 米 (Mǐ) means rice; meter; family name.

Is 艾米 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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