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安
“rest”
安 is a feminine given name from Proto-Sino-Tibetan, meaning “rest.” It is used in Chinese.
Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Ann.
Meaning & origin
安’s family of names
安 has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ann.
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named 安
- An WangAmerican businessman (1920–1990)
- Liu AnHan dynasty scholar178 BC–121 BC
- Jo AnSouth Korean actressborn 1982
- Yuan Anfirst century Han dynasty scholar, administrator and statesman100–92
- Chu AnpingChinese scholar (1909-1966)
- Xie AnJin Dynasty statesman (320–385)
- An, King of HanRuler of Chinese State of Han from 238 to 230 BC
- Pan YueJin dynasty poet247–300
- Huang AnTaiwanese singerborn 1962
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