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title: "Green in Chinese: 格林 (Gélín), the Last Name | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "The last name Green in Chinese is 格林, said Gélín. How to write a full name like Michael Green (迈克尔·格林), and the Chinese family names that sound like Green."
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# Green in Chinese

## How Chinese writes Green

格林 Gélín

我叫迈克尔·格林。 Wǒ jiào Màikè'ěr Gélín. My name is Michael Green.

## Chinese family names for Green

1. 葛 gě
2. 耿 gěng
3. 桂 guì

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

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## How do you say Green in Chinese?

Green is 格林 (Gélín) in Chinese. A full name keeps its English order with a dot between: Michael Green is 迈克尔·格林 (Màikè'ěr Gélín).

## What Chinese family name is like Green?

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