William in Chinese

The standard Chinese transliteration of William is 威廉, pronounced Wēilián. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.

威廉

Wēilián

Character by character

wēiT1

power; majesty

liánT2

honest; incorruptible

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A rare transliteration whose characters — majesty plus integrity — read like a virtue name.

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