Janice (Female) Chinese Name

[bicboi]

What is the correct chinese name for Janice? I found two versions on the internet and I am confused: http://chineseculture.about.com/library/name/female/blna_janice.htm or 詹妮丝?

[renzhe]

No need to be confused, it is impossible to write English names in Chinese, and any such transliteration will be just an approximation.

Both the versions you posted are approximations: zhennīsī and zhānnīsī, respectively.

Both can be used to transcribe "Janice" or "Janis". I don't know which one is more common.

[889]

There's also 贾尼斯 Gunisi.

As mentioned above, there's no correct or incorrect in choosing a Chinese name.

[renzhe]

Well, there are some character combinations that are very unfortunate, and would never be picked for a name

But the two given by the original poster are both perfectly fine.

珍 is treasure

詹 is a common surname

妮 means girl

丝 is silk (traditional: 絲)

[889]

Googling those Chinese names with "Janice" shows about 7400 hits for 珍妮丝, 12000 for 贾尼斯, and 32900 for 詹妮丝.

[anonymoose]

There's also 贾尼斯 Gunisi.

I suspect it's actually pronounced Jiǎ ní sī.

[889]

Yep, it's 贾 Jĭa as a surname.