girl’s name
Ava in Chinese
艾娃
ài wá
Ava is usually written 艾娃 in Chinese, pronounced ài wá. You may also see 埃娃 (āi wá). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ava, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 艾 | ài | fourth (falling) tone | artemisia, mugwort | 艾 |
| 娃 | wá | second (rising) tone | baby; doll | 娃 |
Other spelling: 埃娃 (āi wá) — 埃 fine dust, dirt · 娃 baby; doll
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 Ava in Chinese
How do you write Ava in Chinese?
Ava is usually written 艾娃 in Chinese, pronounced ài wá. You may also see 埃娃 (āi wá). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Ava, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 艾娃?
艾娃 is pronounced ài wá: ài in the fourth (falling) tone and wá in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Ava in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 艾娃 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 艾娃 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 艾娃 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Ava, 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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