girl’s name
Eleanor in Chinese
埃莉诺
āi lì nuò · traditional 埃莉諾
Eleanor is usually written 埃莉诺 in Chinese, pronounced āi lì nuò. You may also see 艾莉诺 (ài lì nuò). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Eleanor, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 埃 | āi | first (high, level) tone | fine dust, dirt | 埃 |
| 莉 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | white jasmine | 莉 |
| 诺 | nuò | fourth (falling) tone | promise; assent, approve | 諾 |
Other spelling: 艾莉诺 (ài lì nuò) — 艾 artemisia, mugwort · 莉 white jasmine · 诺 promise; assent, approve
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 Eleanor in Chinese
How do you write Eleanor in Chinese?
Eleanor is usually written 埃莉诺 in Chinese, pronounced āi lì nuò. You may also see 艾莉诺 (ài lì nuò). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Eleanor, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 埃莉诺?
埃莉诺 is pronounced āi lì nuò: āi in the first (high, level) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone and nuò in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Eleanor in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 埃莉諾.
Is 埃莉诺 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Eleanor, 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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