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title: "Kennedy in Chinese: 肯尼迪 (Kěnnídí), the Last Name | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "The last name Kennedy in Chinese is 肯尼迪, said Kěnnídí. How to write a full name like Emily Kennedy (艾米丽·肯尼迪), and the Chinese family names that sound like Kennedy."
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# Kennedy in Chinese

## How Chinese writes Kennedy

肯尼迪 Kěnnídí

我叫艾米丽·肯尼迪。 Wǒ jiào Àimǐlì Kěnnídí. My name is Emily Kennedy.

## Chinese family names for Kennedy

1. 柯 kē
2. 康 kāng

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

## More last names

- [King 金](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/king)
- [Knight 奈特](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/last/knight)

## How do you say Kennedy in Chinese?

Kennedy is 肯尼迪 (Kěnnídí) in Chinese. A full name keeps its English order with a dot between: Emily Kennedy is 艾米丽·肯尼迪 (Àimǐlì Kěnnídí).

## What Chinese family name is like Kennedy?

柯 (kē), 康 (kāng): each sounds like the start of Kennedy, 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.