English name in Chinese

Theresa 特丽萨 tè lì sà

The usual Chinese spelling of Theresa is 特丽萨 (tè lì sà).

Characters: 3 Pinyin: tè lì sà Usage: not tied to a gender Also written: 特雷莎·梅
tè lì sà

Character by character

特
tè

special, unique, distinguished

丽
lì

beautiful, magnificent, elegant

萨
sà

Buddhist gods or immortals

How it reads

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

Other spellings

Theresa is also written 特雷莎·梅. 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, 特丽萨 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/T/3

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.