Natalie in Chinese
How to write Natalie in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names picked for it.
Natalie, written by sound
娜塔莉
Nàtǎlì
- 娜nà
- 塔tǎ
- 莉lì“jasmine”
This is how Natalie 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 Natalie
None of these sounds quite like Natalie, 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
知南Zhīnán
knowing the south
zhī
to know
nán
south
Classic name
丽娜Lìnà
lovely and graceful
lì
beautiful
nà
graceful
Classic name
南栀Nánzhī
gardenia of the south
nán
south
zhī
gardenia
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, 知南 becomes a full name such as 林知南 (Lín Zhīnán).
About the name Natalie
In the US, Natalie was the 21st most popular girls’ name of the 2000s. In 2025 it is number 89. In England and Wales it was number 42 in 1996 and is number 634 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).