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An - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name An

[ 1 syll. an ] The boy name An is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is AEN or ahN KEY. An is used predominantly in the Chinese language and its origin is Vietnamese. The name's meaning is peace, safety, security. The name Anila (Indian) is the female version of An.

An is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like An include Am (English), Aamin (Indian), Agni, Aman (Arabic), Ameen (Arabic and East Indian), Amen (English and Egyptian), Ami (Hebrew), Amin (Arabic and East Indian), Amine (French), Ammon (Greek), Amnon (East Indian), Amon (Hebrew), Amun (Egyptian), Amyn (Arabic), Anan (Akan), Annan, Anno (German), Anuenue (Hawaiian), Enu (Akan), and Honon.

KEY: English pronunciation for An: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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