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Updated January 23, 2020

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Chinese : Elegant; beautiful

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Chinese : New

Boy name variations

Xian

Xian

- 20% this year
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Xoan

Xoan

0 % this year
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How Popular Is The Name Xin

Family name origins & meanings

  • Chinese : from the name of a state of Xin that existed during the Xia dynasty. King Qi (2197–2188 bc) granted this state to one of his sons, whose descendants adopted a modified form of the character for Xin as their surname.

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