Charlotte in Chinese
How to write Charlotte in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names picked for it.
Charlotte, written by sound
夏洛特
Xiàluòtè
- 夏xià
- 洛luò
- 特tè
This is how Charlotte 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 Charlotte
None of these sounds quite like Charlotte, 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
知夏Zhīxià
one who knows summer
zhī
to know
xià
summer
Classic name
初夏Chūxià
early summer
chū
first, beginning
xià
summer
Poetic name
落霞Luòxiá
the evening glow
luò
to fall
xiá
rosy clouds
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, 知夏 becomes a full name such as 林知夏 (Lín Zhīxià).
About the name Charlotte
In the US, Charlotte was the 9th most popular girls’ name of the 2010s. In 2025 it is number 2. In England and Wales it was number 7 in 1996 and is number 25 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).