How to translate a name in English

The first method is to choose an English name that is "homophonic" with the Chinese name. For example, Li Mei can be named May Li, and "梅" is a homophone for May. Below are four examples for your reference. Many "English-Chinese Dictionaries" have lists of English names in their appendices. You can find an English name that is roughly homophonic based on the Chinese pronunciation of your name. However, this method has great limitations. Most Chinese names do not have homophonic English names, so we can only consider two other methods. ① Li Mei -- May Li ② Zhang Lei -- Ray Zhang ③ Liu Kaiwen -- Kevin Liu ④ Wu Dawei -- David Wu The second method is: choose an English name you like based on the inherent meaning of the English name. Many English names come from Greek mythology, Roman mythology and the Bible, and therefore have some inherent meaning. I saw the inner meanings of common English names on a website a long time ago. There are about dozens of them. I only remember four of them. Please see below. If you are interested in this issue, please search the Internet. I really can't remember the URL of that website. ①Andrew - means strong ②Frank - means freedom ③Catherine - means purity ④Helen - means light The third method is: choose a name from another country, or create a name yourself. For example, I have a classmate from Macau who named Emiliana after a Portuguese girl. Another example is that I have a netizen from Shanghai whose English name is Skila, which she created herself. You can try to pronounce these two names, they really sound nice. However, when you decide to create a name yourself, it is best to consult with foreign friends to avoid having your name contain some kind of derogatory connotation. For example, Jimmy Lin Jimmy Lin: Jimmy is Jimmy, a very common English name, and lin is the surname. Ruby Ruby: ruby ??means ruby. I recommend the following~ ELLA (Old English), "little naughty, beautiful woman". People say ELLA is a tall, burly black woman - a conservative grandmother, happy, likeable and friendly. ELLA (Old English), "little naughty, beautiful woman". People say ELLA is a tall, burly black woman - a conservative grandmother, happy, likeable and friendly. JUDY is the abbreviation of Judith. Judy is regarded as an elf who likes to tease people. She is arrogant, cute and very kind. The abbreviation of VICKY VICTORIA. People think of VICKY as a petite, simple and naughty girl.