马南松 Mǎ Nánsōng
- 马 mǎ Family name
- 南 nán south
- 松 sōng pine
马 is a common family name; 南 and 松 echo nà sā, how Chinese begins Nathaniel (纳撒尼尔).
纳撒尼尔 Nàsāní'ěr
我叫纳撒尼尔。 Wǒ jiào Nàsāní'ěr. My name is Nathaniel.
马南松 Mǎ Nánsōng
马 is a common family name; 南 and 松 echo nà sā, how Chinese begins Nathaniel (纳撒尼尔).
郭楠赛 Guō Nánsài
郭 is a common family name; 楠 and 赛 echo nà sā, how Chinese begins Nathaniel (纳撒尼尔).
谢南森 Xiè Nánsēn
谢 is a common family name; 南 and 森 echo nà sā, how Chinese begins Nathaniel (纳撒尼尔).
Add your last name for a family name that matches it.
Nathaniel is 纳撒尼尔 (Nàsāní'ěr) in Chinese. To say “My name is Nathaniel”, say 我叫纳撒尼尔 (Wǒ jiào Nàsāní'ěr).
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.
A name made the Chinese way: a one-character family name first, then one or two characters picked for their meaning. Many learners use one in class.
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.
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chinese writes some names more than one way.