In Chinese, Olivia is written 奥利维亚 (Ào lì wéi yà), the standard spelling used in Chinese books, films and news. If you would like a name with meaning, try 丽薇 (Lì wēi): a Chinese-style name meaning beauty and a delicate flower.
Ào lì wéi yà
Olivia
There is no single official spelling of an English name in Chinese. Here is what each option says, character by character.
Ào lì wéi yà
The standard Chinese spelling of Olivia.
Best when you want Chinese readers to see Olivia straight away.
Lì wēi
A Chinese-style name meaning beauty and a delicate flower.
Close to the “-livia” sound of Olivia, and natural to a Chinese reader.
Wēi
A single character meaning a delicate flower.
Clean and minimal; reads well at any size.
Olivia comes from the Latin oliva, “olive”. Shakespeare used it for a character in Twelfth Night, which helped establish it as a name.
Olivia comes from the Latin oliva, “olive”. Shakespeare used it for a character in Twelfth Night, which helped establish it as a name.
Olivia is written 奥利维亚 and pronounced Ào lì wéi yà. This is the standard spelling Chinese speakers use for the name. Best when you want Chinese readers to see Olivia straight away.
丽薇 (Lì wēi) is a Chinese-style name for Olivia: a Chinese-style name meaning beauty and a delicate flower. 丽 means “beautiful”, 薇 means “a delicate flower (as in 蔷薇, rose)”.
奥利维亚 is how Chinese speakers will read your name. 丽薇 is shorter and every character carries a meaning, which many people prefer for body art. Write it in a readable style such as Kaishu, and show it to a fluent reader before your appointment.