Danielle in Chinese
How to write Danielle in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names that sound like it.
Danielle, written by sound
达妮埃尔
Dánī'āi'ěr
- 达dá
- 妮nī
- 埃āi“dust”
- 尔ěr“you (old)”
This is how Danielle 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 丹妮尔, 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 that sound like Danielle
Each one echoes the sound of Danielle and means something good on its own. Tap the buttons to hear a character, watch it written, or write it yourself.
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.
Minimal name
Dài
dark brows, painted blue-black
More Chinese names for Danielle
Not as close to Danielle in sound, but each one is a real name with a meaning of its own.
Classic name
念慈Niàncí
remembering kindness
niàn
to remember, think of
cí
kind, loving
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, 艾薇 becomes a full name such as 林艾薇 (Lín Àiwēi).
About the name Danielle
In the US, Danielle was the 24th most popular girls’ name of the 1990s. In England and Wales it was number 20 in 1996 and is number 1454 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).