An

An is a baby name of Chinese origin, meaning Peace, tranquility.

What An means

Peace, tranquility.

An is short — 2 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where An comes from

Chinese given names are chosen character by character, and the characters are picked for meaning, tone, and balance. Names are rarely drawn from a fixed list — most are composed fresh for the child.

An is recorded as Chinese in origin. Browse other Chinese names.

How popular is An?

An sits outside the top 100 baby names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.

The character of An

We group An under Peace. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Peace

Names like An

These share An's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Jing — Quiet, still; sparkling.
  • Ning — Peaceful, tranquil.
  • Halcyon — Kingfisher; tranquil.
  • Haven — A safe refuge.
  • Salem — Peace.
  • Thanh — Clear, pure; accomplished.
  • Winter — The cold, still season.
  • Zola — Calm; tranquil.
  • Aarav — Peaceful; melody.
  • Adelynn — Noble and serene.
  • Aksel — Father of peace.
  • Amani — Peace.

More Chinese names

  • Bao — Treasure, jewel.
  • Chen — Morning, dawn.
  • Fang — Fragrant; virtuous.
  • Feng — Summit, peak.
  • Hao — Vast, grand.
  • Hua — Flower; magnificent.
  • Hui — Intelligent, wise.
  • Jian — Strong, healthy.
  • Jing — Quiet, still; sparkling.
  • Jun — Handsome; talented.