Christian in Chinese
How to write Christian in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names that sound like it.
Christian, written by sound
克里斯蒂安
Kèlǐsīdì'ān
- 克kè“overcome”
- 里lǐ
- 斯sī
- 蒂dì
- 安ān
This is how Christian 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 that sound like Christian
Each one echoes the sound of Christian and means something good on its own. Tap the buttons to hear a character, watch it written, or write it yourself.
Minimal name
Gē
song
Cute name
可可Kěkě
cocoa; lovable
kě
lovely
kě
lovely
More Chinese names for Christian
Not as close to Christian in sound, but each one is a real name with a meaning of its own.
Poetic name
克明Kèmíng
able to see clearly
kè
able to
míng
bright, clear
日sun月moon
Commonly explained as the sun 日 and the moon 月 side by side: bright.
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, 歌 becomes a full name such as 林歌 (Lín Gē).
About the name Christian
In the US, Christian was the 22nd most popular boys’ name of the 2000s. In 2025 it is number 96. In England and Wales it was number 90 in 1996 and is number 393 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).