Chinese Girl Names By ViVi

Bai

Chinese

"outgoing"

Attractive middle name option.

Bao

Chinese

"treasure, jewel"

Name introduced here via Chinese cinema, has middle-place potential.

Baojin

Mandarin

"precious gold"

Baojin, sometime hyphenated to Bao-Jin, has a luxurious meaning making it a relatively common choice for Mandarin-speaking parents. Baojin can be used for girls and boys. But this meaning also means…

Gish

Chinese, meaning unknown

This name was brought to the fore by acclaimed Chinese-American novelist and short story writer Gish Jen, whose birth name was Lillian.

Sharpay

Popular culture

"sand skin"

The name of the glamorous mean girl in "High School Musical", Sharpay is a spin on the dog breed Shar Pei, which means "sand skin" in Chinese. As such, it's a brilliant name joke skewering the…

Xia

Chinese dynastic name

This name of the first recorded dynasty of ancient China is short and simple enough to make a possible Asian-American alternative to Mia and Tia. British-Filipino child star Xia Vigor has invigorated…

Xin

Chinese

"beautiful, elegant, mind, soul, joyous"

A lovely name with many possible meanings depending on the characters used. A common feature of Chinese names for both sexes.

Ye

Chinese

"leaf"

Ye is a name with a lovely meaning, which is probably just a bit short for usage outside the Chinese community. Paired with Mei, however, it could work. Ye-Mei would mean beautiful leaf, a lovely…

Yinuo

Chinese

"one promise; follow, promise"

Yinuo is a Chinese female name meaning "promise" and originated as part of an idiomatic expression "Yinuo Qianjin" (一诺千金), which means "one promise; one thousand gold" or "keep your word.".…

Zhen

Chinese

"a treasure"

A striking choice, but might possibly be taken for Jen.