Given name & surname

Cen

Cen is a surname from Chinese, ultimately from Mandarin. It is used in English, Indonesian, Albanian, and Old English.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Cen comes from Chinese, and ultimately from Mandarin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Cen’s family of names

In Indonesian usage, Cen as a surname has a related form in TJEN.

Walk Cen’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Cen

Characters named Cen: Zhao Cen (Romance of the Three Kingdoms).

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Wade–Giles

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Chinese

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Chinese

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Soong is a surname from Mandarin.

No U.S. birth series

45% boys · 55% girls

Wade–Giles

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Hsieh is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Wade–Giles.

No U.S. birth series

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Chinese

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“black”

No U.S. birth series

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Wade–Giles

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Hsu is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Wade–Giles.

No U.S. birth series

36% boys · 64% girls

Sibling ideas

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