English Explanatory Dictionary

Lian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈli.æn/

Word forms

Lian Lians

Etymology

* As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads with the name Li, from Old Norse hlíð (“hillside”). * As a Chinese surname, from 連 /连, 连, and 廉 (lián).

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