Choosing a baby name can be a lovely way to explore language, family connections and the hopes you hold for your child.
This collection focuses on Chinese-language girl names used in Taiwan, with traditional Chinese characters and explanations of their meanings. You’ll find ideas connected with beauty, kindness, nature and other qualities families may wish to celebrate.
An important detail when exploring Taiwanese girl names and meanings is that the English spelling alone does not determine the meaning. The same pronunciation can represent different Chinese characters, each with its own meaning and associations.
For that reason, each entry identifies a particular written form. The explanations describe those characters; a family using the same English spelling with different characters may understand the name differently.
Taiwan has diverse naming traditions, including Indigenous traditions and names expressed in different languages. This list focuses on Chinese-character names rather than trying to represent every Taiwanese community.
Browse the alphabetical sections to begin your shortlist. Before choosing a name, discuss the complete name—including its characters, pronunciation and surname—with a fluent speaker familiar with your family’s naming tradition.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with A, B:
- An Chi (安琪): Combines “peace” or “safety” with “fine jade.” Also written An Qi.
- An Ya (安雅): Combines “peace” with “elegance” or “refinement.” Also written Anya.
- Bao (寶): Treasure or something precious; a character used in names and affectionate nicknames.
- Bi Xia (碧霞): Combines “jade green” or “blue-green” with “rosy clouds,” suggesting colourful skies at dawn or sunset. Also written Bixia.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with C, D:
- Chen (晨): Morning or dawn. A unisex name character.
- Chia Jung (佳蓉): Combines “good” or “beautiful” with a character associated with hibiscus or lotus. Also written Jia Rong.
- Chia Wei (佳薇): Combines “good” or “beautiful” with a botanical character associated with the rose in 薔薇. Also written Jia Wei.
- Chi Ling (志玲): Combines “aspiration” or “determination” with “the tinkling of jade.” Also written Zhi Ling.
- Chun (春): Spring; a character used in both feminine and masculine names.
- Dan (丹): Red or cinnabar, with an additional association with sincerity.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with E, F, G
- En (恩): Kindness, favour or grace; a unisex character often combined with another character in a given name.
- En Ya (恩雅): Combines “kindness” or “grace” with “elegance” or “refinement.”
- Fang (芳): Fragrance, with additional associations with virtue and a good reputation.
- Fen (芬): Fragrance or a pleasant scent; often used as part of a two-character name.
- Gui Fen (桂芬): Combines “osmanthus,” a plant known for its fragrant flowers, with “fragrance.” Also written Kuei Fen.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with H
- Han (涵): To contain or embrace, with associations of tolerance and self-cultivation. A unisex name character.
- Hsiao Han (筱涵): Combines “small bamboo” with “to contain” or “embrace.” Also written Xiao Han.
- Hsin Yi (欣怡): Combines “joy” with “happiness” or “contentment.” Also written Xin Yi.
- Hui (慧): Wisdom or intelligence.
- Hui Fang (慧芳): Combines “wisdom” with “fragrance,” a character also associated with a good reputation.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with I, J
- Ing Wen (英文): Combines a character associated with excellence or outstanding talent with “writing,” “literature” or “culture.” Also written Ying Wen.
- Jia (佳): Good, fine or beautiful. Also written Chia.
- Ju (菊): Chrysanthemum; a floral name also written Chu.
- Ju Hua (菊花): Chrysanthemum flower. Also written Chu Hua.
- Jui Feng (瑞鳳): Combines “auspicious” with “phoenix.” Also written Rui Feng.
- Jui Hui (瑞慧): Combines “auspicious” with “wisdom” or “intelligence.” Also written Rui Hui.
- Jun (君): Ruler or a person of honour; a unisex character also written Chun.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with K
- Kai Li (凱莉): Combines a character associated with victory or triumph with a character used in the Chinese word for jasmine. Also written Kaili.
- Ke Hsin (可欣): Combines “can” or “may” with “joy” or “delight.” Also written Ke Xin.
- Kuei Lan (桂蘭): Combines “osmanthus” with “orchid,” bringing together two fragrant plants. Also written Gui Lan.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with L, M
- Lan (蘭): Orchid.
- Li Ting (麗婷): Combines “beauty” with “graceful” or “beautiful.”
- Ling (玲): The tinkling sound of jade; also associated with delicacy through the expression 玲瓏.
- Mei (梅): Plum or plum blossom.
- Mei Fen (梅芬): Combines “plum blossom” with “fragrance.” Also written Meifen.
- Mei Feng (美鳳): Combines “beauty” with “phoenix.” Also written Meifeng.
- Mei Li (美麗): Beautiful or lovely. Also written Meili.
- Mei Ling (美玲): Combines “beauty” with “the tinkling of jade.” Also written Meiling.
- Mei Xiu (美秀): Combines “beauty” with “elegance” or “excellence.” Also written Meixiu.
- Mei Ying (美英): Combines “beauty” with a character meaning “flower” or “outstanding.” Also written Meiying.
- Mei Zhen (美珍): Combines “beauty” with “precious” or “treasure.” Also written Meizhen.
- Ming (明): Bright or clear; a unisex name character.
- Ming Zhu (明珠): Bright pearl. Also written Mingzhu.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with N
- Nien Tzu (念慈): Combines “to remember” or “keep in mind” with “kindness” or “compassion.” Also written Nian Ci.
- Ning (寧): Peaceful, calm or settled; a unisex character used on its own or within a longer name.
- Nuan (暖): Warm or warmth; a character that can be used within a given name.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with O, P, Q
- Ping (萍): Duckweed, a small plant that floats on water.
- Qi (琪): Fine jade. Also written Chi.
- Qian (倩): Beautiful or lovely. Also written Chien.
- Qing (清): Clear or pure. Also written Ching; a unisex name character.
- Qiu (秋): Autumn. Also written Chiu.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with R
- Ru (儒): Scholar or learned person; a unisex character used in given names.
- Ru Lan (如蘭): “Like an orchid,” combining “like” or “as” with “orchid.” Also written Rulan.
- Ru Yi (如意): As one wishes or according to one’s heart’s desire. Also written Ruyi.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with S
- Shu (淑): Good, kind or virtuous.
- Shu Ching (淑清): Combines “kind” or “virtuous” with “clear” or “pure.” Also written Shu Qing.
- Shu Fen (淑芬): Combines “kind” or “virtuous” with “fragrance.” Also written Shufen.
- Shu Hua (淑華): Combines “kind” or “virtuous” with “splendour” or “brilliance.” Also written Shuhua.
- Shu Hui (淑惠): Combines “kind” or “virtuous” with “kindness” or “benevolence.” Also written Shuhui.
- Su Wei (素薇): Combines “plain” or “unadorned” with a botanical character also found in the Chinese word for rose, 薔薇.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with T
- Tao (桃): Peach or peach tree; a character that can appear within a given name.
- Ting (婷): Graceful or beautiful.
- Ting Ting (婷婷): A repeated-character name associated with graceful beauty. Also written Tingting.
- Tzu Hui (慈惠): Combines “compassion” or “loving-kindness” with “benevolence.” Also written Ci Hui.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with W
- Wan Ting (婉婷): Combines “gentle” or “gracious” with “graceful” or “beautiful.” Also written Wanting.
- Wei (薇): A botanical character also found in 薔薇, the Chinese word for rose.
- Wen (雯): Clouds forming beautiful patterns.
- Wen Ling (雯玲): Combines “patterned clouds” with “the tinkling of jade.” Also written Wenling.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with X
- Xin (欣): Joy or delight. Also written Hsin.
- Xiu (秀): Elegant, beautiful or outstanding. Also written Hsiu.
- Xiu Ying (秀英): Combines “elegant” or “outstanding” with a character associated with flowers or excellence. Also written Hsiu Ying.
- Xuan (萱): Daylily, a plant traditionally associated with forgetting worries. Also written Hsuan.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with Y
- Ya Ting (雅婷): Combines “elegance” or “refinement” with “graceful beauty.” Also written Yating.
- Ya Wen (雅雯): Combines “elegance” with “patterned clouds.” Also written Yawen.
- Yi Jun (怡君): Combines “happiness” or “contentment” with “ruler” or “a person of honour.” Also written I Chun.
- Yu (玉): Jade; a character used in both feminine and masculine names.
- Yu Ting (鈺婷): Combines “treasure” with “graceful” or “beautiful.” Also written Yuting.
- Yue (月): Moon or month; a character used within given names.
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Taiwanese Girl Names Starting with Z
- Zhen (貞): Steadfast or firm, with associations of integrity. Also written Chen.
- Zhu (珠): Pearl. Also written Chu.
- Zi Xuan (梓萱): Combines “catalpa tree” with “daylily.” Also written Tzu Hsuan.
Frequently Asked Questions About Taiwanese Girl Names
Are Taiwanese girl names different from Chinese girl names?
Many families in Taiwan use Chinese-character names, so you will find names that are also used in other Chinese-speaking communities. These names are not necessarily exclusive to Taiwan.
Taiwan also has diverse languages and naming traditions, including those of Indigenous peoples. This list focuses on Chinese-language names and does not represent every Taiwanese naming tradition.
Why can the same name have different meanings?
The meaning depends on the written characters, not just the English spelling.
For example, Mei can represent 梅, meaning plum, or 美, meaning beauty. Similarly, Yu can represent 玉, meaning jade, or 鈺, meaning treasure.
When you find a name you like, check its characters before deciding whether its meaning is right for your child.
Why do Taiwanese names have different English spellings?
Different romanisation systems represent Chinese pronunciation in different ways. Families may also retain spellings that have been used in their documents for many years.
For example, Hsin Yi and Xin Yi can represent the same written name, 欣怡. Likewise, Shu Ching and Shu Qing can represent 淑清.
An alternative spelling does not automatically make a name a different name. The characters and pronunciation help establish whether two spellings refer to the same one.
What are some examples of Taiwanese girl names and their meanings?
Examples from this list include:
- Ya Ting (雅婷): Elegance and graceful beauty.
- Mei Ling (美玲): Beauty and the tinkling of jade.
- Shu Fen (淑芬): Kindness and fragrance.
- Ming Zhu (明珠): Bright pearl.
- An Ya (安雅): Peace and elegance.
These explanations refer to the particular characters shown. A name with the same English spelling but different characters may have another meaning.
Are all the names in this list used only for girls?
No. Some Chinese name characters are used for more than one gender. Characters such as 明 (Ming), meaning bright, and 玉 (Yu), meaning jade, can appear in both feminine and masculine names.
The complete character combination, family preferences and cultural context can influence how a name is perceived. A single character alone does not always indicate gender.
Can a Taiwanese girl’s given name have one or two characters?
Chinese-character given names commonly have one or two characters. The family name is separate and usually comes first when the full name is written in Chinese order.
A one-character name can be simple and meaningful. A two-character name allows families to combine ideas, such as a flower with a quality they admire.
Spaces or hyphens in an English spelling do not necessarily show separate given names. The two parts may represent the two characters of one given name.
How should I choose a Taiwanese girl name?
Start with the sound, characters and meanings you like, then consider how the given name works with the surname.
Say the complete name aloud and ask a fluent speaker familiar with Taiwanese naming practices to check its pronunciation, naturalness and any unintended associations. Mandarin tones matter, and some families may also consider how the name sounds in Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka or another family language.
The short meanings in a baby-name list are a starting point. A family’s reasons for choosing particular characters can give the name a deeper, personal significance.