Surname · also Chinese

Ch'en

Ch'en is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Wade–Giles.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ch'en comes from Mandarin, and ultimately from Wade–Giles.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ch'en’s family of names

In English usage, Ch'en as a surname has a related form in Chen. In English usage, Ch'en as a surname has a related form in Chen.

Walk Ch'en’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Chinese

Chiến

Chiến is a masculine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Wade–Giles

Ch'in

Ch'in is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Wade–Giles.

No U.S. birth series

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Chinese

Chieng

Chieng is a surname from Chinese.

No U.S. birth series

55% boys · 45% girls

Chinese

Cheung

“having good fortune”

No U.S. birth series

53% boys · 47% girls

Hakka

Choong

Choong is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Hakka.

No U.S. birth series

59% boys · 41% girls

Chinese

Cen

Cen is a surname from Chinese, ultimately from Mandarin. It is used in English, Indonesian, Albanian, and Old English.

No U.S. birth series

38% boys · 62% girls

Wade–Giles

Ch'i

Ch'i is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Wade–Giles.

No U.S. birth series

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Korean

Choi

Choi is a surname from Cantonese, ultimately from Korean. It is used in English and Tagalog.

No U.S. birth series

17% boys · 83% girls

Sibling ideas

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