Samantha in Chinese
How to write Samantha in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names picked for it.
Samantha, written by sound
萨曼莎
Sàmànshā
- 萨sà
- 曼màn
- 莎shā
This is how Samantha 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 Samantha
None of these sounds quite like Samantha, 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
南乔Nánqiáo
tall trees of the south
nán
south
qiáo
tall (乔木: a tall tree)
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
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, 南乔 becomes a full name such as 林南乔 (Lín Nánqiáo).
About the name Samantha
In the US, Samantha was the 5th most popular girls’ name of the 1990s. In England and Wales it was number 32 in 1996 and is number 778 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).