威爾遜 / 威尔逊
Wēi'ěrxùnMainland China
Wilson in Chinese is written as 威爾遜 / 威尔逊 (Wēi'ěrxùn). Wiktionary also lists 威爾森 / 威尔森 (Wēi'ěrsēn).
Meaning: surname, given name, place name (name)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 威爾遜 / 威尔逊 | Wēi'ěrxùn | Mainland China |
| 威爾森 / 威尔森 | Wēi'ěrsēn | Taiwan |
Wilson is used as a surname, a given name or a place name.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Taiwan, the standard way to write Wilson is 威爾森 / 威尔森 (Wēi'ěrsēn). In Mainland China, 威爾遜 / 威尔逊 is used.
How do you pronounce it?
Wēi'ěrxùn
Did you know?
- The character 森 in the Taiwanese version 威爾森 means 'forest'. This gives the name a natural, earthy imagery that differs from the more formal tone of 遜.
- If a Chinese speaker wants to refer to a 'Wilson' brand sports ball, they often use the English word 'Wilson' directly rather than the transliteration 威爾遜.
- The character 遜 (xùn) used in the traditional version can mean 'modest' or 'submissive' in other contexts. Using a character that can mean 'yielding' in a name transcription is a common quirk of phonetic translation.
Example sentences for Chinese are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “wilson” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
