Ella in Chinese
How to write Ella in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names picked for it.
Ella, written by sound
埃拉
Āilā
- 埃āi“dust”
- 拉lā
This is how Ella 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 艾拉, 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 Ella
None of these sounds quite like Ella, 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
静雯Jìngwén
quiet, with patterned clouds
jìng
quiet, serene
wén
colorful clouds
Classic name
丽薇Lìwēi
lovely rose
lì
beautiful
wēi
rose
艹plantmeaning微wēisound
微 is said wēi too.
Classic name
依薇Yīwēi
gentle rose
yī
gentle
亻personmeaning衣yīsound
衣 is said yī too.
wēi
rose
艹plantmeaning微wēisound
微 is said wēi too.
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, 静雯 becomes a full name such as 林静雯 (Lín Jìngwén).
About the name Ella
In the US, Ella was the 14th most popular girls’ name of the 2010s. In 2025 it is number 29. In England and Wales it was number 56 in 1996 and is number 46 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).