“Andrew” in Chinese
Andrew — Greek — "manly, brave"
Andrew is written as 安德鲁 in Chinese, pronounced Ān Dé Lǔ. It is a sound-based transliteration; below you can hear it, check each character, and see whether it works as a natural Chinese name.
Andrew in Chinese
安德鲁
Ān Dé Lǔ
sounds like ahn-duh-loo
Character by character
Each character is picked for its sound. The literal sense is shown for curiosity — it is not what the name “means”.
- 安Ānpeace; calm
- 德Dévirtue; moral
- 鲁Lǔchosen for its sound
Is 安德鲁 a natural Chinese name?
安德鲁 is useful as a sound-match for Andrew, but it is not always what a native speaker would choose as a personal name. A natural Chinese name usually balances pronunciation, character meaning, and surname rhythm.
Natural name option
韩安乐
Hán Ānlè
sounds like hahn-ahn-luh
Meaning: peace and joy
Easy classic neutral. The An/Han sounds are inferred from the English pronunciation and used as a soft naming cue.
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