English name in Chinese

Andy 安德鲁 ān dé lǔ

The usual Chinese spelling of Andy is 安德鲁 (ān dé lǔ).

Characters: 3 Pinyin: ān dé lǔ Usage: more often male Also written: 安迪
ān dé lǔ

Character by character

安
ān

peace, safety

德
dé

ethics, morality, virtue

鲁
lǔ

foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar

How it reads

This is a transliteration: the characters were chosen because they sound like Andy. 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.

The first character, 安, is also a Chinese surname. That is common in these spellings and usually harmless, but it means the string can also be read as a surname plus a one-character given name — say the whole thing out loud in context before you use it on a document.

Other spellings

Andy is also written 安迪. Different sources pick different characters for the same syllables; the version on this page is the one our sources list most often.

Using it as your name

Written this way, 安德鲁 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

ECDICT / common transliteration · Andrew

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.