A surname meaning 'the famous one', from the ancient state of Wen.
What the character means
well-informed and wise
Why it scores this way
Easy to say92
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China51
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write88
11 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
Wenren Tong — Ming dynasty scholar, editor of the classics.
Wenren Tonghan — Western Han scholar of the Book of Rites, a student of Hou Cang, served as a court erudite and participated in the Stone Canal Pavilion conference.
Wenren Xi — Eastern Han official, styled Dingqing, rose to Grand Commandant (Taiwei), one of the Three Excellencies.