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# Davis in Chinese

## How Chinese writes Davis

戴维斯 Dàiwéisī

我叫约翰·戴维斯。 Wǒ jiào Yuēhàn Dàiwéisī. My name is John Davis.

## Chinese family names for Davis

1. 戴 dài
2. 段 duàn

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

## More last names

- [Diaz 迪亚斯](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/diaz)
- [Davies 戴维斯](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/davies)
- [Dubois 杜布瓦](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/dubois)

## How do you say Davis in Chinese?

Davis is 戴维斯 (Dàiwéisī) in Chinese. A full name keeps its English order with a dot between: John Davis is 约翰·戴维斯 (Yuēhàn Dàiwéisī).

## What Chinese family name is like Davis?

戴 (dài), 段 (duàn): each sounds like the start of Davis, 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.