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Nian - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Nian

[ syll. nian, ni-an ] The boy name Nian is pronounced as NAYahN KEY. Nian is used predominantly in English and its origin is Cambodian. Nian's meaning is one who knows. The name Neean (English) is a variant of Nian.

Nian is seldom used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Nian include Na'im (Arabic), Naaman (English), Nahma, Nahman (Hebrew), Nahum (English, German, and Hebrew), Naim (Arabic), Naomhan (Irish), Naomhán (Irish), Neean (English), Nemo (English, German, and Italian), Neo (English and Italian), Newman (English), Nhean (Cambodian), Nino (Italian), Noa (English), Noah (English, German, and Slavic), Numa (Italian), Nuno (Portuguese), Nuño (Spanish), and Nuri (English and Hebrew).

KEY: approx pronunciation for Nian: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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