WenKind · for Chinese families worldwide
Every name comes with what it means and why we picked it. We also show names we considered but didn't pick, and why. So when the grandparents ask, you'll have an answer.
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Choose Hong Kong, Taiwan or Singapore/Malaysia spelling
Names with a classical source include the original line. This page compares four spelling styles; your report shows the one you choose.
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Lín Yǔtīng
语 suggests expressive, graceful speech; 汀 means a level bank beside water. A gentle, open name with a bookish feel.
搴汀洲兮杜若，将以遗兮远者。
Songs of Chu · Nine Songs · The Lady of the Xiang — an allusion through 汀
We didn't pick 林芷晴 because its brighter, livelier feel is less aligned with the gentle, literary direction you chose.
It's easy to miss, until a relative says it out loud.
We check the full name, surname included, for sounds that could turn into something embarrassing in Mandarin or Cantonese. (Some surnames get the Mandarin check only, for now.)
We explain what each name means and why we picked it. If it comes from a poem or a classic book, we tell you which one and quote the line.
The lists go on and on, and nothing tells you which ones are any good.
Start with 3 free. The full report gives you 5 to 8, each with a reason — plus names we considered but didn't pick, and why.
Take a look, then decide
No sign-up needed. See 3 names before deciding whether to pay. Those 3 free names are part of the same 5–8-name full report.
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See what each name means and why we picked it. We explain the names we didn't pick, too.
When you share the names with your family, they can see why we picked some and didn't pick others.
Why we picked it
From the public sample report
We didn't pick 林语溪 because its waterside imagery is too close to 林语汀, so we kept 林语汀, which has the clearer literary source.
From the public sample report
A successfully generated full report contains 5–8 names. Narrow preferences may leave just 5. Each has a reason, and names we considered but didn't pick have reasons too.
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Some surnames can be read more than one way — pick the one your family uses.
We use surname-specific readings for 183 surnames. A surname outside that list can still be used if it has one or two characters, both are in the standard character table, and you confirm its Mandarin pronunciation.
Baby's surname
林
Single or compound surnames; for an uncommon surname we'll ask how it is read
See 3 names free →From the public naming form
Take 林: it's Lin in Pinyin and in Taiwan, Lam in Hong Kong, and Lim in Singapore and Malaysia.
Example: 林语汀. Your report shows the spelling style you choose.
Your report shows the one spelling you pick. With Singapore/Malaysia style, only the surname changes — the given name stays in Pinyin (standard Mandarin spelling). These spellings are a guide; for anything official, go by your passport or birth certificate.
Registration rules and family dialects vary. We can't confirm a spelling with a registration office on your behalf.
Say it with the surname before you decide
We check the name together with the surname for Mandarin and Cantonese sound-alikes. Surnames without Cantonese reading data get the Mandarin check only.
林语汀
For surnames without Cantonese reading data, this check covers Mandarin only.
Listen to the full Chinese name in Mandarin and Cantonese, surname included.
Public sample
Lín Yǔtīng
A few characters don't have recordings yet. For those, we show the pronunciation in text instead.
Look through the reasons before deciding
Given names use only characters from the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters, which contains 8,105 characters.
We draw on 11,809 classical passages. Names with a literary source include the work title and original line.
Names with a literary source include the work title and original line, so you can look them up yourself.
搴汀洲兮杜若，将以遗兮远者。
Songs of Chu · Nine Songs · The Lady of the Xiang — an allusion through 汀
From the public sample report
In the full report, each Chinese name comes with an English name and an explanation of why they go together.
Recommended English name
Tina sounds close to 汀 (tīng); only the ending differs slightly. It isn't meant to echo 语.
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林语汀
Lín Yǔtīng
语 suggests expressive, graceful speech; 汀 means a level bank beside water. A gentle, open name with a bookish feel.
With best wishes from WenKind
3 votes so far
林语汀
Lín Yǔtīng
林疏影
Lín Shūyǐng
林静姝
Lín Jìngshū
Travelling through Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong, I kept hearing the same difficulty: families wanted a Chinese name for their child, but struggled to find the spellings they knew. So I started building it. You can already choose Hong Kong, Taiwan or Singapore/Malaysia spelling. Singapore/Malaysia spelling for given names is still on the way.
— The founder of WenKind
