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title: "Barnes in Chinese: 巴恩斯 (Bā'ēnsī), the Last Name | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "The last name Barnes in Chinese is 巴恩斯, said Bā'ēnsī. How to write a full name like John Barnes (约翰·巴恩斯), and the Chinese family names that sound like Barnes."
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# Barnes in Chinese

## How Chinese writes Barnes

巴恩斯 Bā'ēnsī

我叫约翰·巴恩斯。 Wǒ jiào Yuēhàn Bā'ēnsī. My name is John Barnes.

## Chinese family names for Barnes

1. 白 bái
2. 鲍 bào
3. 包 bāo

Each sounds like the start of Barnes, so a Chinese-style name for you can begin with one.

## More last names

- [Brown 布朗](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/brown)
- [Baker 贝克](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/baker)
- [Brooks 布鲁克斯](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/brooks)
- [Bennett 贝内特](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/bennett)
- [Butler 巴特勒](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/butler)
- [Bell 贝尔](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/bell)
- [Black 布莱克](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/black)
- [Becker 贝克尔](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/becker)
- [Bianchi 比安基](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/bianchi)

## How do you say Barnes in Chinese?

Barnes is 巴恩斯 (Bā'ēnsī) in Chinese. A full name keeps its English order with a dot between: John Barnes is 约翰·巴恩斯 (Yuēhàn Bā'ēnsī).

## What Chinese family name is like Barnes?

白 (bái), 鲍 (bào), 包 (bāo): each sounds like the start of Barnes, so a Chinese-style name for you can begin with one.

## 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.

## 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](https://mandarinthewild.com/pinyin-chart)
- [Chinese words](https://mandarinthewild.com/words)
- [Read any Mandarin](https://mandarinthewild.com/read)

Meanings from our own dictionary. Chinese writes some names more than one way.