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 [ 1 syll. (c)han, ch-an ] The girl name Chan is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced CHAEN KEY. Chan's language of origin is Cambodian, Old French, and Sanskrit. It is predominantly used in Chinese and English. From Cambodian, Old French, and Sanskrit roots, its meaning is 'a sweet-smelling tree' - in this context, Chan is usually used in the Chinese language. Chan is a form of the Yiddish and English Channa in the English language. Chan is also a form of the English Chandelle. Chan is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Chan include the name Chen, the Chinese Chin, the Chinese Chun, the Indian Chahna, the Yiddish, Hebrew, and Spanish Chana, the Hebrew Chanah, the Hebrew Chani, the Yiddish and English Channa, the Hebrew Channah, the English Channon, the English Chayanne, the English Chazmin, the French Chimene, the French Chimène, the English China, the English Chuma, the English Chyna, the English Chynna, the English and Italian Ciana, and the Irish Cianna. KEY: Pronunciation for Chan: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
