Yan

See also: yan, yán, yàn, Yàn, yān, Yān, yǎn, and þan

English

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 燕 (Yān).

Alternative forms

(from Wade–Giles) Yen

Proper noun

Yan

(historical) An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty.
(historical) The realm of this land under later imperial Chinese dynasties.
A mountain chain in northeastern China.

Synonyms

(mountains): Yanshan

Proper noun

Yan (plural Yans)

A male given name, equivalent to English John.

Coordinate terms

Anagrams

AYN, Ayn, NAY, NYA, Nay, any, any%, ayn, nay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Gan

Etymology

From Mandarin 顏／颜 (Yán).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjan/, [ˈjan]

Proper noun

Yan

a surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin

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