First Name Middle Name Last Name Chinese

I would say retain the order of your middle name first name zhi xian leah because otherwise it may cause confusion to booking agents or visa officers.

First name middle name last name chinese. First name would be your given name 名 and last name would be your family name 姓 so you can put it accordingly. Traditionally chinese names consisted of three characters the surname followed by a two character given name ming which is not separated into a first and middle name in usage two character given names follow a naming tradition in which the first character of the given name and thus the second character in the three character full name indicates the person s generation in his her family. Most chinese characters have a meaning that can be translated into english but chinese names are often not fully translatable. Quote katijar dec 22 2011 03 16 pm some system which only print first name and last name western style will not suit chinese.

Middle name is optional. A common surname in china li has its origin from a word meaning multitude 38. Last time many chinese name got 2 words only. An east asian surname with chinese origin liang probably has a toponymic origin referring to the liang state that existed between 771 to 476 bc.

Your dilema is similar to how i named my daughter and i call her by both names the chinese 2 word middle name and english name. So keep 2 parts name to newborns. Sometimes especially in mainland china the given name is just one character. But remember that at least 2 parts of the name should be there.

Names for new born most of the government sites requires the citizens to fill at least first and last name. Chinese names are usually made up of three characters. The family name is the first character and the remaining two characters are the given name. Xiao mei mary mary can be omitted or included fyi where ever u are flying to check direct airline website to see if they are cheaper compare to 3rd party site.

Li alternative the chinese surname li has its name derived from a word which means to establish 39.