An - Meaning of An

What does An mean?

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[ 1 syll. an ] The baby boy name An is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is ae-N †. An is used predominantly in the Chinese and Vietnamese languages, and its origin is Vietnamese and Arabic. From Vietnamese roots, its meaning is peace, safety, security.

An is a short form of the name Anwar (Arabic, English, and Urdu).

The name Anila (Indian) is the female version of An.

The name Ana is a variant of An.

See also the related categories, peace (quiet), chinese, and arabic.

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 Anh, Ambe, Amín, Amón, Awyn, Ein, Eine, Un, Aagney, Aamin, Aanan, Ahsin, Aiman, Aimé, Almyn, Aman, Ameen, Amin, Ammi, and Ammin.

† English pronunciation for An: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"