Ava in Chinese
How to write Ava in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names picked for it.
Ava, written by sound
埃娃
Āiwá
- 埃āi“dust”
- 娃wá
This is how Ava 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 艾娃, 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 Ava
None of these sounds quite like Ava, 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
亦安Yì'ān
at peace, too
yì
also
ān
peace
Classic name
时安Shí'ān
safe in every season
shí
time; timely
ān
peace
Poetic name
安歌Āngē
singing at ease
ān
peace
gē
song
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, 亦安 becomes a full name such as 林亦安 (Lín Yì'ān).
About the name Ava
In the US, Ava was the 5th most popular girls’ name of the 2010s. In 2025 it is number 11. In England and Wales it was number 753 in 1996 and is number 11 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).