Phonetic transliteration of 'Radcliffe':
拉 'Rad-' +
德 (filler 'd' sound) +
克 'k' +
利 'li-' +
夫 '-ffe.' For Chinese audiences the most prominent bearer is British actor Daniel Radcliffe (
丹尼尔·
拉德克利夫), who became a household name through the Harry Potter films. Also references the historic Radcliffe College at Harvard and the 'Radcliffe Line' that partitioned India and Pakistan in 1947 (
拉德克利夫线).