yan

Meanings

1. One.

1. One in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme.

1. An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty.
2. The realm of this land under later imperial Chinese dynasties.
3. A mountain chain in northeastern China.

1. A male given name, equivalent to English John.
2. A transliteration of the Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Ян (Jan)

Etymology

Along with ane and yen, a Cumbrian and Northumbrian form of one, from the Old English ān. An example is "yan, twee, tree, fower" for "one, two, three, four".