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# Gray in Chinese

## How Chinese writes Gray

格雷 Géléi

我叫大卫·格雷。 Wǒ jiào Dàwèi Géléi. My name is David Gray.

## Chinese family names for Gray

1. 葛 gě
2. 耿 gěng
3. 桂 guì

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

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## How do you say Gray in Chinese?

Gray is 格雷 (Géléi) in Chinese. A full name keeps its English order with a dot between: David Gray is 大卫·格雷 (Dàwèi Géléi).

## What Chinese family name is like Gray?

葛 (gě), 耿 (gěng), 桂 (guì): each sounds like the start of Gray, 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.