Entry № 1965 · Vietnamese origin

Chi Chi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ CHEE /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Vietnamese
Meaning
"Branch; life-force"
Syllables
1
First recorded
Ancient (Vietnamese)

A name that means "branch; life-force".

Chi has multiple meanings. In Vietnamese (chi), it means "branch" or "twig." In Chinese (气, qì), it's the vital life-force in traditional medicine and philosophy.

Chi is widely used in Vietnam.

Branch; life-force. The Vietnamese-Chinese essence.

The name in its native script.

Chi · 气
Transliteration
Chi
Pronunciation
/ tʃiː /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Chi stands.

Chi does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Chis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Chi
Common in Vietnamese fiction.

Names connected to Chi.

The number behind Chi.

2

The Peacemaker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Chi reduce to 2, The Peacemaker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.