Chinese character readings — independently cross-checked
The project cross-checks the curated Chinese character and surname Jyutping and numeric Pinyin against Unicode Unihan kCantonese and kMandarin via a CI audit. The audit is documented in DATA_PROVENANCE.md and GitHub Actions. Default character readings are not always a full-name pronunciation.
Character meanings — awaiting lexicographic review
Short English/Chinese glosses are original editorial summaries and should be compared with Unihan kDefinition and more than one contextual dictionary. Cultural suitability, tone flow and name-specific combinations require review by fluent speakers.
English given names — still under review
English origin, syllable count, meaning and country-specific pronunciation records require individual validation. Reference research starting points are Behind the Name and lexicographic dictionaries, but no bulk data from those sites is republished.
Popularity and uniqueness
No birth-record ranking dataset is installed. We never assign “top 2026”, “rare”, statistically unique or guaranteed good-luck claims without sourced country and year.
Unicode Unihan · LSHK Jyutping · Behind the Name · SSA baby name statistics · Data methodology