girl’s name
Matilda in Chinese
玛蒂尔达
mǎ dì ěr dá · traditional 瑪蒂爾达
Matilda is usually written 玛蒂尔达 in Chinese, pronounced mǎ dì ěr dá. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Matilda, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 玛 | mǎ | third (dipping) tone | agate; cornelian | 瑪 |
| 蒂 | dì | fourth (falling) tone | peduncle or stem of plants | 蒂 |
| 尔 | ěr | third (dipping) tone | you; that, those | 爾 |
| 达 | dá | second (rising) tone | arrive at, reach; intelligent | 达 |
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 Matilda in Chinese
How do you write Matilda in Chinese?
Matilda is usually written 玛蒂尔达 in Chinese, pronounced mǎ dì ěr dá. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Matilda, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 玛蒂尔达?
玛蒂尔达 is pronounced mǎ dì ěr dá: mǎ in the third (dipping) tone, dì in the fourth (falling) tone, ěr in the third (dipping) tone and dá in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Matilda in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 瑪蒂爾达.
Is 玛蒂尔达 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Matilda, 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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