English name in Chinese

Ratliff 拉特利夫 lā tè lì fū

The usual Chinese spelling of Ratliff is 拉特利夫 (lā tè lì fū).

Characters: 4 Pinyin: lā tè lì fū Usage: not tied to a gender
lā tè lì fū

Character by character

拉
lā

pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen

特
tè

special, unique, distinguished

利
lì

gains, advantage, profit, merit

夫
fū

man, male adult, husband; those

How it reads

This is a transliteration: the characters were chosen because they sound like Ratliff. 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, 拉特利夫 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/R/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.