Amy in Chinese
How to write Amy in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names picked for it.
Amy, written by sound
埃米
Āimǐ
- 埃āi“dust”
- 米mǐ“rice”
This is how Amy 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.
You'll also see 艾米, the everyday spelling.
But it isn't a Chinese name. Chinese parents choose a name for what it means, like the ones below.
Real Chinese names for Amy
None of these sounds quite like Amy, 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.
Poetic name
暗香Ànxiāng
a hidden fragrance
àn
hidden, dark
xiāng
fragrant
Minimal name
Ān
peace
Classic name
慧敏Huìmǐn
wise and quick
huì
wise
mǐn
quick, nimble
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, 暗香 becomes a full name such as 林暗香 (Lín Ànxiāng).
About the name Amy
In the US, Amy was the 64th most popular girls’ name of the 1990s. In England and Wales it was number 9 in 1996 and is number 366 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).