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Grace in Chinese

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

Gě Ruì
Auspicious, elegant, familiar
  • 葛Gěkudzu vine; family name
  • 瑞Ruìauspicious, propitious

This name is a close transliteration of 'Grace' while also carrying the positive meaning of 'auspicious'.

See 葛瑞 written
Gāo Yǎ
Refined, graceful, cultured
  • 高Gāotall, high; family name
  • 雅Yǎelegant, refined

This name directly means 'elegant' or 'graceful', reflecting the English name's core meaning.

See 高雅 written
Guō Níng
Peaceful, serene, gentle
  • 郭Guōouter city wall; family name
  • 宁Níngpeaceful, tranquil

The surname 'Guo' sounds somewhat like 'Grace', and 'Ning' conveys a sense of peace and calm.

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

Grace as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Grace格雷斯

This is a common transliteration for the English name Grace, often used for female names.

A name Grace could be called葛瑞

This name is a close transliteration of 'Grace' while also carrying the positive meaning of 'auspicious'.

Questions

How do you write Grace in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Grace is written 格雷斯 (Géléisī), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Grace could be 葛瑞 (Gě Ruì): This name is a close transliteration of 'Grace' while also carrying the positive meaning of 'auspicious'.

What does 葛瑞 mean?

葛 (Gě) means kudzu vine; family name; 瑞 (Ruì) means auspicious, propitious.

Is 葛瑞 a common Chinese name?

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