Hi corny,
Male common first names:
http://www.babynamenetwork.com/origin.cfm?origin=Chinese&gender=Male
Bo Male Old Norse/Chinese Old Norse: A householder. Chinese:
Precious. A boy or girl's name.
Chan Male Chinese A Chinese clan name.
Chen Male Chinese Great or vast.
Chung Male Chinese The wise one.
Ho Male Chinese/Korean Goodness.
Hsin Male Chinese After an ancient dynasty.
Jin Male Chinese/Korean Chinese: Golden. Korean: A jewel. A boy
or girl's name.
Li Male Chinese Strength.
Manchu Male Chinese Pure.
Ming Male Chinese After a dynasty.
Shen Male Chinese A deep thinker.
Shing Male Chinese victory
Sun Male Chinese/Korean Chinese: Bending, or decreasing. Korean:
Goodness. A boy or girl's name.
Wang Male Chinese Kingly.
Wen Male Chinese Cultured, or ornamental.
Yuan Male Chinese The original.
Female common first names:
http://www.babynamenetwork.com/origin.cfm?origin=Chinese&gender=Female
Bo Female Old Norse/Chinese Old Norse: A householder. Chinese:
Precious. A boy or girl's name.
Chow Female Chinese Summer.
Chyou Female Chinese autumn
Genji Female Chinese gold
Guan-yin Female Chinese The goddess of mercy.
Heng Female Chinese
Hua Female Chinese A flower.
Jin Female Chinese/Korean Chinese: Golden. Korean: A jewel. A
boy or girl's name.
Jun Female Chinese The truth.
Lian Female Chinese A graceful willow.
Lien Female Chinese A lotus.
Mee Female Chinese Beautiful.
Mingmei female Chinese smart, beautiful
Sun Female Chinese/Korean Chinese: Bending, or decreasing.
Korean: Goodness. A boy or girl's name.
Tao Female Chinese Long life.
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Cached page:
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:Cq8Og_cVSCQJ:www.uga.edu/clp/lesson2/walk2.html++Chinese+most+common+first+names&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
张 明 ， 李 红
These are some of the most common names in Chinese. Chinese people
take names very seriously. Parents rack their minds to find a good
name for their child because people still believe in the magical power
of names. If your name has a bad meaning, it might affect your life.
On the other hand, if your name has a very good meaning, it will bring
you good luck.
Names also bear strong features of the time and location. From 1949
until the late 1970's, characters such as "红 ", "明 ", "东 " etc.
were considered good choices for names because "红 " is associated
with "revolution", "明 " means "bright" or "illuminated," and "东 " is
the same character Chairman Mao had in his name. You can find hundreds
of people who have these characters in their names."
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Most common Chinese names
http://www.logoi.com/notes/common_chinese_names.html
"While family names are given and usually cannot be changed, the
parents are free to give their children whatever name they like.
Obviously, parents prefer to choose names that are auspicious or have
a good meaning. Because every Chinese character has a meaning and
sound, the name of a child also automatically has a meaning and sound.
The most common character in Chinese first names is Wen, meaning
"culture, writing." This name clearly reflects the ultimate value in
modern Chinese society: culture and education. The second most common
character in first names is Zhi, meaning "will, intention; emotions."
Here is the order of frequency of the most common characters chosen
for Chinese first names:"
Wen (culture, writing)
Zhi (will, intention; emotions)
Yi (cheerful)
Ya (elegant)
Ming (bright)
Hui (smart, wise)
Google search:
chinese common female names
chinese common male names
Best regards,
tlspiegel |
