krisjanisliepins's Personal Name List

Beijing
Usage: Chinese, English, Korean
Other Scripts: 北京(Chinese) 베이징(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced: PAY-CHEENG(Chinese) bay-JING(English) bay-ZHING(English) PEH-EE-JEENG(Korean)
Rating: 77% based on 3 votes
From Chinese (běi) meaning "north" and (jīng) meaning "capital city". This is the name of the capital of China.
Chaoxian
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 朝鲜(Chinese) 朝鮮(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: CHOW-SHYEHN
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Chinese form of Joseon, used in mainland China to refer to Korea.
Dongjing
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 东京(Chinese) 東京(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: TUWNG-CHEENG
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
Chinese form of Tokyo.
Joseon
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 조선(Korean Hangul) 朝鮮(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: CHO-SUN
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
This was the name of two kingdoms in the history of Korea. The first was conquered by the Han Empire in the 2nd century BC. The second ruled Korea from the 14th century until the 19th century. The name of these kingdoms was written using the Sino-Korean characters (jo) meaning "dynasty" and (seon) meaning "new", though the actual origin is assumed to be Korean. This name is now used in North Korea to refer to the country of North Korea.
Menggu
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 蒙古(Chinese)
Pronounced: MUNG-KOO
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Chinese form of Mongolia.
Riben
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 日本(Chinese)
Pronounced: RUR-PUN
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Chinese form of Nippon.
Yindu
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 印度(Chinese)
Pronounced: EEN-TOO
Rating: 73% based on 3 votes
Chinese form of India.
Yuenan
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 越南(Chinese)
Pronounced: WEH-NAN
Rating: 67% based on 3 votes
Chinese form of Vietnam.
Zhongguo
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 中国(Chinese) 中國(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced: CHUWNG-KWAW
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Means "middle kingdom", from Chinese (zhōng) meaning "middle" and (guó) meaning "country, state". This is the Chinese name for China. The name originally referred to China's central regions, as opposed to the territory on the fringes.
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