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Are you looking for an offbeat baby name for your child? How about picking a Chinese name? Just like the years' old Chinese heritage and cultures, even Chinese names symbolize virtue, ancient treasures, and serenity. There’s an extreme diversity in Chinese names due to the different dynasties, religions like Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism and of course, Mandarin and Cantonese dialects. Chinese names are mainly made up of a few characters. The family name is the first character, followed by the given name. The characters should combine in such a way that it brings prosperity and good luck to the child. Meanings of names are very significant to the Chinese people. They believe that a good name brings fame and respect to the bearer and a name with bad meaning brings a hard life. Traditional Chinese male names connote prosperity, strength, and characteristics that parents hope their babies to inherit. Baby girl names, on the other hand, skew towards nature, beauty, and grace. If you’ve decided to choose a Chinese name for your child, you’ve stumbled upon the perfect place. MomJunction has a rich resource of Chinese baby names with meanings. Have a look!
| Name | Gender | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ai |  |  Girl | love, affection |
| Alix | | Girl | of dignified kind |
| An | |  Unisex | The one who is gracious and satisfying |
| Bai | | Girl | White and crystal clear; pure |
| Bambang | |  Boy | The name means a knight or a soldier. |
| Bao | | Unisex | To Order, To Bid |
| Barde | | Boy | One who Sings Ballads |
| Bartek | | Boy | Son of Talmai; Farmer's Son |
| Bartolomeo | | Boy | Son of a Farmer; Both Surname and Given Name; Farmer's Son |
| Beaufort | | Boy | From the Beautiful Fort |
| Bence | | Boy | Victor |
| Bengt | | Boy | Blessed,to give honour or glory to (a person or thing) as divine or holy |
| Benjimen | | Boy | Right-hand Son; Similar to Benedict; Son of the Right Hand |
| Benyamin | | Boy | Jacob's Youngest Son; Son of the Right Hand |
| Bergin | | Boy | Spear-like; Lives on the Hill |
| Bernarda | | Girl | Feminine of Bernard |
| Berndt | | Boy | Brave Like a Bear |
| Berthold | | Boy | Brilliant Ruler; Bright Strength; Renowned Leader |
| Bethsheba | | Girl | Oath |
| Bi | | Girl | A Chinesee name meaning Green Jade |
| Biaggio | | Boy | One who stammers |
| Bik | | Boy | Stride,Strong |
| Billi | | Girl | Will-helmet |
| Biming | | Boy | As clear as jade; a homestead provided for people |
| Binyamin | | Boy | Ploughman |
| Blaike | | Boy | Light |
| Bo | | Girl | Precious |
| Bolin | | Boy | An elder brother of the rain |
| Caihong | | Girl | A rainbow in the sky |
| Cao | | Unisex | A Chinesee surname |
| Chang | | Boy | An unhindered spirit |
| Change | | Boy | Adoption of a different route |
| Chao | | Unisex | The one who surpasses |
| Chaun | | Boy | The one who has financial and emotional security |
| Chen | | Boy | A great personality |
| Cheng | | Unisex | An accomplished person |
| Chenric | | Unisex | Amazing morning |
| Cheung | | Boy | Fortunate man |
| Chin | | Boy | Variant of Jin |
| China | | Unisex | Filled with affection |
| Chu | | Girl | Pearl;a precious jewel used worldwide |
| Chun | | Unisex | The spring season; the season of blooms |
| Chung | | Boy | The person who is wise and has deep understanding in various matters |
| Cong | | Unisex | Intelligent; one who has lots of wisdom and excels in every aspect |
| Cui | | Girl | A Prince; advent of night |
| Da Xia | | Girl | Biggest hero |
| Delun | | Boy | One who lays down order and gives justice |
| Dingbang | | Boy | One who protects his country |
| Dishi | | Boy | A man of high virtue |
| Disung | | Boy | A worthy and truthful person |
| Diu | | Girl | One who is down to Earth and is practical person |
| Fa | | Boy | Chinesee name meaning a new beginning |
| Fai | | Boy | Chinesee name meaning beginning |
| Fan | | Boy | Short from Francis, a famous bearer |
| Fang | | Boy | A pen for sheep |
| Feng | | Boy | One who is like a Phoenix. Also means maple |
| Fu | | Boy | Refers to well to do and prosperous. |
| Gang | | Boy | Hard, rigid or strong |
| Genji | | Girl | Who is most valuable as Gold. |
| Gho | | Girl | A responsible and inspirational being |
| Guang | | Boy | Light, Guang will be the light for the other ones to guide and show the path. |
| Guo | | girl | It is the word which is written on Chinesee,The wall that surrounds a city. |
| He | | Unisex | A harmonu and peace th eriver brings |
| Hee | | Girl | lotus |
| Heng | | Girl | constant, steady, persistent |
| Hien | | Girl | Gentle; Nice; Quiet; Persevering |
| Holea | | Girl | Holy |
| Holwell | | Boy | Lives by the Holy Spring |
| Hong | | Boy | Large |
| Hop | | Girl | Chinesee - Agreeable;Consistant; Also a variant form of Hope |
| Horacio | | Boy | timekeeper |
| Hou | | Boy | One who is a lord, a nobleman |
| Hu | | Boy | Tiger; Vigorous; A Nature God |
| Hua | | Unisex | Prosperous |
| Huan | | Girl | Fortunate, Happy, Pleased |
| Huang | | Boy | Bright yellow |
| Hui | | Unisex | sharp,quick,clever |
| Hyson | | Boy | Chinesee - Flourishing spring; A name after an English tea merchant |
| Jia | | Unisex | Jia means the outstanding, great person who is everyone's favorite. |
| Jian | | Boy | Jian the condition of being agreeable, sound, or upbeat. |
| Jiang | | Boy | Jiang means the flowing river with a constant speed. Means a determind and contant person. |
| Jiao | | Girl | Jiao means a loveable beautiful person. Who loves to teach. |
| Jiao-long | | Boy | Looks like a dragon; A scaled Dragon |
| Jie | | Boy | Chinesee - One who is Pure; Chaste |
| Jiei | | Boy | Jiei is the variation of name Jie which means a prominent and succefull person. |
| Jig | | Boy | Jig means quickly. A person with quick speed. |
| Jilpa | | Girl | A person who gives life to other. A teacher of life. |
| Jin | | Boy | Chinesee - Gold; Metal; Money; Embroided; Bright; Ferry |
| Jing | | Boy | Chinesee - Essence, Perfect; Clear, Crystal; Capital City |
| Jing-sheng | | Boy | Chinesee - Born in the City; Born in Beijing |
| Jonah | | Boy | it means Dove. People with this name get fame and wealth. They are often termed as hero because of their courageous attitude. |
| Jordell | | Boy | people with this name have absolute thinking and joyful in nature. They look life in a unque way . They are bee-keeper or monk. |
| Ju | | Girl | Chinesee - Chrysanthemum ; Daisy flower |
| Ju-long | | Boy | Chinesee - Powerful and gigantic ; Strong and mighty like a dragon |
| Juan | | Boy | God is gracious. People with this name have the fun side and can convince people with their nice and jolly attitude. |
| Judaala | | Boy | people with this name have absolute thinking and joyful in nature. They look life in a unque way . They are bee-keeper or monk. |
| Julissa | | Girl | people with this name are sweet , absolute and unique in personality. They are filled with energy and please to meet every person. |
| Jun | | Boy | Chinesee - Truth; Japanese - Obedient; Latin - Younger; Young Child |
| Kaili | | Unisex | Kaili is the name of Hawaiian Deity, also means Beautiful and Victorious in Chenese |
| Kang | | Boy | Kang name means Health in Chenese |
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