Haiyan

Gender
Unisex (Masculine & Feminine | Boys and Girls)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Haiyan is derived from two Chinese characters "hai" meaning "sea" and "yan" meaning "swallow". Hence, the name is often translated to either "sea swallow" or "ocean swallow", symbolizing a free-spirited bird that has the ability to glide over the ocean.
Scripts(How to write)
etc.(Chinese)
海晏,
海燕
海燕,
Pronunciation
"hi-yahn"
KHEH-YEHN
Popularity
The name Haiyan is not very common in Western countries, but it is quite popular in China and other Asian countries.

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Haiyan Name meanings & History

The name Haiyan is derived from two Chinese characters "hai" meaning "sea" and "yan" meaning "swallow". Hence, the name is often translated to either "sea swallow" or "ocean swallow", symbolizing a free-spirited bird that has the ability to glide over the ocean. From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 晏 (yàn) meaning "quiet, peaceful, tranquil, late" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)". Other character combinations can form this name as well. The name Haiyan can be used for both boys and girls, but it is more commonly used for girls.

Zodiac Sign of Haiyan: Heart's Desire Capricorn,Hope Aquarius

Synonyms of Haiyan:

H: Heart's Desire,Hobnobbing,Hyper,Hope,Haggle

A: Action,Assertive,Angry,Argumentative,Aggressive,Ambitious

I: Intimate,Indulgence,Involved

Y: Youth-giving,Yin/Yang,Yen/money

N: Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nervous,Nice,Neat,Nagging,Nutrition

Haiyan is:

  • a Boring name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Unintellectual name

Famous People

There are currently no well-known people with the name Haiyan.

Related Names to Haiyan

Other related names include Haiming, Haisheng, Haiwei, and Haiying.