孙德功 Sūn Dégōng
- 孙 sūn Family name
- 德 dé virtue
- 功 gōng merit
孙 is a common family name; 德 and 功 for Douglas’s D and G.
Douglas in Chinese
How Chinese writes Douglas
道格拉斯 Dàogélāsī
我叫道格拉斯。 Wǒ jiào Dàogélāsī. My name is Douglas.
Chinese-style names for Douglas
杨迪广 Yáng Díguǎng
- 杨 yáng Family name
- 迪 dí to enlighten
- 广 guǎng wide
杨 is a common family name; 迪 and 广 for Douglas’s D and G.
黄东国 Huáng Dōngguó
- 黄 huáng Family name
- 东 dōng east
- 国 guó country
黄 is a common family name; 东 and 国 for Douglas’s D and G.
Add your last name for a family name that matches it.
More names
How do you say Douglas in Chinese?
Douglas is 道格拉斯 (Dàogélāsī) in Chinese. To say “My name is Douglas”, say 我叫道格拉斯 (Wǒ jiào Dàogélāsī).
How does Chinese write English names?
By sound, with characters picked for how they are said: Michael is 迈克尔 (Màikè’ěr). Newspapers, subtitles and books use one usual form for each common name.
What is a Chinese-style name?
A name made the Chinese way: a one-character family name first, then one or two characters picked for their meaning. Many learners use one in class.
Can I use this name?
It’s a starting point. Ask a Chinese speaker or teacher before you put it on anything that lasts, like a tattoo or a document.
More free tools
Pinyin chart: every syllable, all four tones. Chinese words: the HSK list, one page each. Read any Mandarin: point at a word for its meaning.
Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese writes some names more than one way.