girl’s name
Amelia in Chinese
阿米莉亚
ā mǐ lì yà · traditional 阿米莉亞
Amelia is usually written 阿米莉亚 in Chinese, pronounced ā mǐ lì yà. You may also see 阿梅莉亚 (ā méi lì yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Amelia, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 阿 | ā | first (high, level) tone | prefix for people's names | 阿 |
| 米 | mǐ | third (dipping) tone | hulled or husked uncooked rice | 米 |
| 莉 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | white jasmine | 莉 |
| 亚 | yà | fourth (falling) tone | Asia; second | 亞 |
Other spelling: 阿梅莉亚 (ā méi lì yà) — 阿 prefix for people's names · 梅 plums; prunes · 莉 white jasmine · 亚 Asia; second
Readings and meanings come from the Unicode Han Database (Unihan). In a transliterated name, the meanings of the characters are not read as a sentence.
Questions about Amelia in Chinese
How do you write Amelia in Chinese?
Amelia is usually written 阿米莉亚 in Chinese, pronounced ā mǐ lì yà. You may also see 阿梅莉亚 (ā méi lì yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Amelia, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 阿米莉亚?
阿米莉亚 is pronounced ā mǐ lì yà: ā in the first (high, level) tone, mǐ in the third (dipping) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone and yà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Amelia in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 阿米莉亞.
Is 阿米莉亚 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Amelia, so Chinese readers will recognise it as a foreign name. If you would like a name that looks Chinese, our free generator also suggests names chosen for their meaning.
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