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3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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Chinese names

35 names

Chinese

Jia

Beauty or family with the cited Chinese characters

Uncommon
Chinese · Japanese

Mei

Beauty or plum in Chinese; Japanese meanings vary

Uncommon
Chinese

Mulan

Magnolia with the cited Chinese characters

Uncommon
Chinese

Anqi

Peace and jade with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Fei

Fragrant; luxuriant with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Jing

Quietness or crystal with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Vietnamese · Chinese

Lan

Orchid; other meanings depend on the Chinese spelling

Rare gem
Chinese

Lei

Flower bud with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Li

Beauty or reason with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Lian

Lotus or waterfall with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Lin

Forest or fine jade with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Ling

Spirit or bell with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Liying

Beauty and cleverness with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Mingyue

Bright moon with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Mingzhu

Bright pearl with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Na

Graceful with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Qian

Beautiful with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Qing

Blue-green; youth with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Ruolan

Like an orchid with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Ruoxi

Like an evening tide with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Shan

Mountain or coral with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Ting

Graceful with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Xia

Summer or rosy clouds with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Xinyi

Happiness and harmony with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Xue

Snow or learning with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Yan

Swallow or beauty with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Yao

Precious jade with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Yihan

Art and containment with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Ying

Flower; heroic qualities with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Yue

Moon or surpassing with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Yueying

Moon and flower with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Yutong

Rain and paulownia with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Yuxi

Speech and evening tide with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Zhiruo

Medicinal-plant associations in the spelling 芷若

Rare gem
Chinese

Ziyi

Child and joy with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
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