English name in Chinese

Alfred 阿尔弗雷德 ā ěr fú léi dé

The usual Chinese spelling of Alfred is 阿尔弗雷德 (ā ěr fú léi dé).

Characters: 5 Pinyin: ā ěr fú léi dé Usage: more often male
ā ěr fú léi dé

Character by character

阿
ā

prefix for people's names; used in transliteration

尔
ěr

you; that, those; final particle

弗
fú

not, negative; dollar

雷
léi

thunder

德
dé

ethics, morality, virtue

How it reads

This is a transliteration: the characters were chosen because they sound like Alfred. Chinese readers will hear your English name in it, which is the point — you will see this spelling in news, subtitles, and sports commentary. It is not a name a Chinese family would sit down and choose, and it does not carry a wish the way a native given name usually does.

Using it as your name

Written this way, 阿尔弗雷德 works as a given name on its own, and you can add a surname in front of it. If you would rather have a name chosen for meaning — one that reads as Chinese rather than as an imported spelling — the Finder builds options from characters with documented meanings and shows you where each one comes from. Already using a Chinese name? Check it for tones, homophones, and famous-name collisions.

Source

mandarinwow《中英文名字对照》

Spellings on this page are collected from published lists and from names real foreigners use in China. They are a reference, not a recommendation: a name you can explain is better than a name that merely matches a dictionary.