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Tien - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Tien

[ 1 syll. tien, ti-en ] The boy name Tien is pronounced as TYEHN KEY. Tien is used predominantly in Vietnamese and it is also derived from Vietnamese origins. The name Tien means the first one.

Tien is not commonly used as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Tien include Tam (Vietnamese, English, and Scottish), Tamme (Frisian and German), Tan (Vietnamese and English), Tann (English), Tem, Thain (English), Thaine (English), Thane (English), Thanh (Vietnamese), Thayne (English), Thom (Dutch and English), Thyme (English), Tim (English and German), Timm (German and English), Timme (German), Tin (Vietnamese), Tom (English, French, and German), Tome (Portuguese), Tomm (English), and Tone (English).

KEY: English pronunciation for Tien: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Tien