Given name

Enlai

“one who is thankful”

Enlai is used as a given name. One Chinese interpretation is “one who is thankful.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Chinese interpretation is “one who is thankful.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Chinese.

Similar names

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Wade–Giles

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Chinese

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

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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