English name in Chinese

Nathanael 纳撒内尔 nà sā nèi ěr

The usual Chinese spelling of Nathanael is 纳撒内尔 (nà sā nèi ěr).

Characters: 4 Pinyin: nà sā nèi ěr Usage: not tied to a gender
nà sā nèi ěr

Character by character

纳
nà

admit, take, receive, accept

撒
sā

release, cast away, let go; disperse; relax

内
nèi

inside

尔
ěr

you; that, those; final particle

How it reads

This is a transliteration: the characters were chosen because they sound like Nathanael. 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, 纳撒内尔 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/N/2

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.