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Grace in Chinese

How to write Grace in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names that sound like it.

Grace, written by sound

格雷丝

Géléisī

  • 格gé
  • 雷léi
  • 丝sī

This is how Grace 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 格蕾丝, 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 Grace

Each one echoes the sound of Grace and means something good on its own. Tap the buttons to hear a character, watch it written, or write it yourself.

歌

Minimal name

Gē

song

Cute name

可可Kěkě

cocoa; lovable

可

kě

lovely

可

kě

lovely

More Chinese names for Grace

Not as close to Grace in sound, but each one is a real name with a meaning of its own.

Poetic name

安歌Āngē

singing at ease

安

ān

peace

歌

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, 歌 becomes a full name such as 林歌 (Lín Gē).

About the name Grace

In the US, Grace was the 15th most popular girls’ name of the 2000s. In 2025 it is number 38. In England and Wales it was number 41 in 1996 and is number 27 in 2025.

Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).