The baby name Zhangwei is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Pinyin: Zhāng Wěi (张伟). Approx. English: "Jahng-way". IPA (Mandarin): /ʈʂáŋ wěi/.
Zhangwei is Chinese in Origin.
The baby name Zhangwei is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Pinyin: Zhāng Wěi (张伟). Approx. English: "Jahng-way". IPA (Mandarin): /ʈʂáŋ wěi/.
Zhangwei is Chinese in Origin.
Zhangwei is a Mandarin Chinese compound name whose meaning depends on the characters chosen. Most often it represents 张伟/張偉 (zhāng wěi) or 章伟/章偉 (zhāng wěi): zhāng can mean “to open, extend” (张) or “chapter, manifest” (章), while wěi (伟/偉) means “great, eminent.” Other pairings include 张威 (“majestic power”), 张维 (“to preserve, maintain”), or 章蔚 (“lush, flourishing”), making the name broadly convey greatness, strength, or cultivated excellence.
Usage skews masculine when 伟 or 威 is used, but forms with 维 or 蔚 are unisex. In mainland China the sequence Zhang Wei is famously ubiquitous as a full name (surname Zhang + given name Wei); abroad, Zhangwei may appear as a standalone given name. Variants and romanizations include Zhang Wei, Zhang-Wei, Zhāngwěi, Chang-wei (Wade–Giles), and Cantonese Cheung Wai; simplified/traditional characters vary by region.
Zhangwei is a genuine rarity. We count just 11 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
Zhangwei is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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