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Ni (name) means a Chinese surname, romanized from a character used in several Chinese family names. Example: “Ni worked as an engineer in Shanghai.”
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A Chinese surname, romanized from a character used in several Chinese family names.
"Ni worked as an engineer in Shanghai."
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Etymology
* As a Chinese surname, taken from Chinese 郳 (ní), 倪 or 妮 (nī).
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Frequently asked questions
What does “Ni” mean?
The word “Ni” means a Chinese surname, romanized from a character used in several Chinese family names.
How do you use “Ni” in a sentence?
Here is “Ni” used in a sentence: “Ni worked as an engineer in Shanghai.”
What part of speech is “Ni”?
“Ni” is a name.
Is “Ni” a common word?
“Ni” is a fairly common word in modern English.
Is Ni a common Chinese surname?
Ni is a Chinese surname romanized from a character used in several Chinese family names. As with many romanized Chinese surnames, the same spelling can correspond to more than one original character.
Where does the surname Ni come from?
"Ni" is a family name of Chinese origin, written in the Roman alphabet from a Chinese character. It is used as a surname rather than as a given name.
Is Ni a first name or a surname?
Ni is used as a Chinese surname, or family name, not typically as a given name. In Chinese naming order the surname comes before the given name, so it would appear first.
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