Surname · also Chinese

T'ien

T'ien is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Wade–Giles.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

T'ien comes from Mandarin, and ultimately from Wade–Giles.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Mandarin ^田.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

T'ien’s family of names

In English usage, T'ien as a surname has a related form in Tien. In English usage, T'ien as a surname has a related form in Tien. In English usage, T'ien as a surname has a related form in TIAN.

Walk T'ien’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 2

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Thiện

Thiện is a masculine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

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Thiên

Thiên is a unisex given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

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Điền

Điền is a masculine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

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Tĩnh

Tĩnh is a unisex given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

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Hiền

“virtuous”

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>99% girls

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Hiển

Hiển is a feminine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

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Diên

Diên is a unisex given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

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Liên

Liên is a feminine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

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