玛德琳
Mǎdélín
The English female name Madelyn is translated into Chinese as 玛德琳 (Mǎdélín).
Which one should you use?
There are two formal transcriptions for the name Madelyn: 玛德琳 (Mǎdélín) and 麦德琳 (Màidélín).
How do you pronounce it?
Mǎdélín
Did you know?
- If you were to use the version 麦德琳 (Màidélín), the first character 麦 refers to 'wheat', which changes the visual impression of the name entirely.
- While the English name 'Madelyn' has various origins, the Chinese characters 德 (dé) and 琳 (lín) are also commonly used in authentic, indigenous Chinese names to mean 'virtue' and 'fine jade'.
- The character 玛 is almost exclusively used in Chinese to transcribe foreign words or names and is rarely found in native Chinese surnames.
Examples in context
- 你好，我叫玛德琳Hello, my name is Madelyn
- 很高兴认识你，我是麦德琳Nice to meet you, I'm Madelyn
- 嘿，麦得伦，我们去吃点东西吧!Hey Madelyn, let's go grab some food!
- 马德琳，你觉得怎么样?Madelyn, what do you think?
- 玛德琳是一个很漂亮的名字。Mǎdélín shì yígè hěn piàoliang de míngzi.Madelyn is a very beautiful name.
- 我昨天遇到了玛德琳。Wǒ zuótiān yùdào le Mǎdélín.I met Madelyn yesterday.
- 玛德琳现在正在学习法语。Mǎdélín xiànzài zhèngzài xuéxí fǎyǔ.Madelyn is studying French right now.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a mutual acquaintance at a cafe.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen你见过玛德琳吗？Nǐ jiànguò Mǎdélín ma?Have you seen Madelyn?
- 伟 Wei我刚才看到玛德琳了。Wǒ gāngcái kàndào Mǎdélín le.I just saw Madelyn.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen她今天看起来很高兴。Tā jīntiān kàn qǐlái hěn gāoxìng.She looks very happy today.
- 伟 Wei是的，她心情很好。Shì de, tā xīnqíng hěn hǎo.Yes, she is in a good mood.
