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Molly in Chinese

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

Mǐ Lì
Graceful, pretty, familiar
  • 米Mǐrice; family name
  • 丽Lìbeautiful, elegant

This name is a close phonetic match to Molly, with '丽' adding a pleasant meaning of beauty.

See 米丽 written
Mò Lì
Sweet, fragrant, direct
  • 莫Mòdo not; family name
  • 莉Lìjasmine

A direct phonetic transliteration of Molly, using characters that evoke the fragrant jasmine flower.

See 莫莉 written
Mǎ Yuè
Joyful, pleasant, bright
  • 马Mǎhorse; family name
  • 悦Yuèpleased, joyful

This name uses a common surname starting with 'M' and '悦' means joy, giving a positive and pleasant feel.

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

Molly as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Molly莫莉

This transliteration is based on the common phonetic rendering of the English name 'Molly' into Chinese characters.

A name Molly could be called米丽

This name is a close phonetic match to Molly, with '丽' adding a pleasant meaning of beauty.

Questions

How do you write Molly in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Molly is written 莫莉 (Mòlì), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Molly could be 米丽 (Mǐ Lì): This name is a close phonetic match to Molly, with '丽' adding a pleasant meaning of beauty.

What does 米丽 mean?

米 (Mǐ) means rice; family name; 丽 (Lì) means beautiful, elegant.

Is 米丽 a common Chinese name?

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