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梦瑶 (Mèng Yáo) is a modern two-character Chinese given name. 梦 means dream; visionary; wishful; 瑶 means precious jade. It is listed in the Ministry of Public Security's 2020 national name report among the ten most common given names for girls. Names from this list are popular with recent parents, so 梦瑶 reads as contemporary and familiar rather than classical. It is female-leaning. Pair it with a surname and say the full name aloud before you commit; a popular given name can create repeated sounds or an unintended phrase with some surnames.
Sound
The pinyin is Mèng Yáo. Say it slowly, then at normal speed. If a tone feels difficult, practice the syllable alone before putting the full name together. A Chinese speaker will usually understand an imperfect tone in context, but the closer you get, the more natural the name feels.
How to introduce it
“My Chinese name is 梦瑶. 梦 — dream; visionary; wishful; 瑶 — precious jade.”
A common full-name pattern would be 李梦瑶 (Lǐ Mèng Yáo), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.
Source
公安部《二〇二〇年全国姓名报告》 / Ministry of Public Security 2020 national name report · 2020 national report · girls' given-name top 10, no. 10
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