《京华烟云》是林语堂用英语写作的一部长篇小说。它一直被视为阐述东方文化的权威著述。而构成这部著作的人物的名字是作品的重要组成部分,它们都是作者斟酌再三,才最终确定下来的,人名往往成了反映人物性格及作品内容的重要组成部分。本文着重分析《京华烟云》中人物的命名方式,命名意图以及在汉译时的遣词用字。 “Jinghua cloud” is Lin Yutang written in English a novel. It has always been regarded as an authoritative account of Eastern culture. The names of the characters that make up this work are an important part of the work. All of them are the author’s discretion before finalizing. Name often becomes an important part of the character and the content of the work. This article focuses on the analysis of the naming of characters in “Jinghua Yanyun”, the naming purpose and the words used in the Chinese translation.