Gender Feminine
Scripts 嫦娥(Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. /ʈ͡ʂʰaŋ.ɤ/(Chinese)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "beautiful Chang", from Chinese (Chang), a character that refers to the goddess herself, combined with (é) meaning "beautiful, good". In Chinese mythology this is the name of a goddess of the moon, the wife of the archer Hou Yi. Her original name 姮娥 (Heng'e) was changed to avoid the taboo of sharing a homophonic character with the 2nd-century BC Emperor Wen of Han (personal name Heng).

Related Names

Rootscháng + é

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Entry updated April 23, 2024