girl’s name
Olivia in Chinese
奥利维亚
ào lì wéi yà · traditional 奧利維亞
Olivia is usually written 奥利维亚 in Chinese, pronounced ào lì wéi yà. You may also see 奥利维娅 (ào lì wéi yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Olivia, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 奥 | ào | fourth (falling) tone | mysterious, obscure, profound | 奧 |
| 利 | lì | fourth (falling) tone | gains, advantage, profit, merit | 利 |
| 维 | wéi | second (rising) tone | maintain, preserve, safeguard | 維 |
| 亚 | yà | fourth (falling) tone | Asia; second | 亞 |
Other spelling: 奥利维娅 (ào lì wéi yà) — 奥 mysterious, obscure, profound · 利 gains, advantage, profit, merit · 维 maintain, preserve, safeguard · 娅 mutual term of address used by sons-in-law
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 Olivia in Chinese
How do you write Olivia in Chinese?
Olivia is usually written 奥利维亚 in Chinese, pronounced ào lì wéi yà. You may also see 奥利维娅 (ào lì wéi yà). It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Olivia, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 奥利维亚?
奥利维亚 is pronounced ào lì wéi yà: ào in the fourth (falling) tone, lì in the fourth (falling) tone, wéi in the second (rising) tone and yà in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Olivia in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 奧利維亞.
Is 奥利维亚 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Olivia, 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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