Amanda in Chinese
How to write Amanda in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names picked for it.
Amanda, written by sound
阿曼达
Āmàndá
- 阿ā
- 曼màn
- 达dá
This is how Amanda is written by sound: in the news, on maps and in translated books. Each character is there for its sound, so their meanings don't add up to anything.
But it isn't a Chinese name. Chinese parents choose a name for what it means, like the ones below.
Real Chinese names for Amanda
None of these sounds quite like Amanda, but each one is a real name Chinese parents give, with a meaning of its own. Tap the buttons to hear a character, watch it written, or write it yourself.
Classic name
薇安Wēi'ān
a rose fern, at peace
wēi
rose; wild fern
艹plantmeaning微wēisound
微 is said wēi too.
ān
peace
Classic name
艾薇Àiwēi
a young rose fern
ài
youthful beauty
wēi
rose; wild fern
艹plantmeaning微wēisound
微 is said wēi too.
Classic name
亦安Yì'ān
at peace, too
yì
also
ān
peace
Stroke order follows the mainland China standard; a few characters are written differently in Taiwan.
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How Chinese names work
The family name comes first, and it is almost always one character: 王 Wáng, 李 Lǐ, 林 Lín. A few have two, like 欧阳 Ōuyáng.
The given name follows: one or two characters, chosen for what they mean. A virtue, a flower, a wish from the parents.
So with a family name in front, 薇安 becomes a full name such as 林薇安 (Lín Wēi'ān).
About the name Amanda
In the US, Amanda was the 6th most popular girls’ name of the 1990s. In England and Wales it was number 170 in 1996 and is number 983 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).