English name in Chinese

Graham 格雷厄姆 gé léi è mǔ

The usual Chinese spelling of Graham is 格雷厄姆 (gé léi è mǔ).

Characters: 4 Pinyin: gé léi è mǔ Usage: not tied to a gender
gé léi è mǔ

Character by character

格
gé

pattern, standard, form; style

雷
léi

thunder

厄
è

adversity, difficulty, distress

姆
mǔ

child's governess; matron

How it reads

This is a transliteration: the characters were chosen because they sound like Graham. 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, 格雷厄姆 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

ename.dict.cn 英文名大全 · /list/all/G/7

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.