“Nicholas” in Chinese
Nicholas — Greek — "victory of the people"
Nicholas is written as 尼古拉斯 in Chinese, pronounced Ní Gǔ Lā Sī. It is a sound-based transliteration; below you can hear it, check each character, and see whether it works as a natural Chinese name.
Nicholas in Chinese
尼古拉斯
Ní Gǔ Lā Sī
sounds like nee-goo-lah-ss
Character by character
Each character is picked for its sound. The literal sense is shown for curiosity — it is not what the name “means”.
- 尼NíBuddhist nun (used in transliteration)
- 古Gǔchosen for its sound
- 拉Lāto pull
- 斯Sīthis (literary); transliteration
Is 尼古拉斯 a natural Chinese name?
尼古拉斯 is useful as a sound-match for Nicholas, 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
倪安乐
Ní Ānlè
sounds like nee-ahn-luh
Meaning: peace and joy
Easy classic neutral. The Ni/Na sounds are inferred from the English pronunciation and used as a soft naming cue.
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