girl’s name
Madeline in Chinese
玛德琳
mǎ dé lín · traditional 瑪德琳
Madeline is usually written 玛德琳 in Chinese, pronounced mǎ dé lín. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Madeline, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 玛 | mǎ | third (dipping) tone | agate; cornelian | 瑪 |
| 德 | dé | second (rising) tone | ethics, morality, virtue | 德 |
| 琳 | lín | second (rising) tone | beautiful jade, gem | 琳 |
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 Madeline in Chinese
How do you write Madeline in Chinese?
Madeline is usually written 玛德琳 in Chinese, pronounced mǎ dé lín. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Madeline, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 玛德琳?
玛德琳 is pronounced mǎ dé lín: mǎ in the third (dipping) tone, dé in the second (rising) tone and lín in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Madeline in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 瑪德琳.
Is 玛德琳 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Madeline, 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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