The story behind Loan
Sino-Vietnamese word from 鸞.
Pronunciation
Vietnamese; Hà-Nội: [lwaːn˧˧]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Vietnamese; Huế: [lwaːŋ˧˧]
- Vietnamese: [l⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˧˧]
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Names Similar to Loan
Lan
Sino-Vietnamese word from 蘭.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lân
Sino-Vietnamese word from 麟.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Luân
Sino-Vietnamese word from 倫.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Luận
Sino-Vietnamese word from 論.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Luyến
Sino-Vietnamese word from 戀.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
An
Sino-Vietnamese word from 安.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Loan
Ajisai
/adisawi/ → /ad͡ʑisai/ From Old Japanese. Recorded in the Man'yōshū of c. 759 CE with the phonetic man'yōgana spellings 味狭藍 (adisawi) and 安治佐為 (adisawi), and in the Wamyō…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ashita
Shift in meaning from 朝 (ashita, “next morning”), itself cognate with 朝 (asa, “morning”). The kanji spelling is from Chinese 明日 (míngrì).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Asu
From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE). Various theories exist regarding the ultimate derivation: * Possibly a shift from verb 明かす (akasu, “to pass”). *:…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Loan
Ajisai
/adisawi/ → /ad͡ʑisai/ From Old Japanese. Recorded in the Man'yōshū of c. 759 CE with the phonetic man'yōgana spellings 味狭藍 (adisawi) and 安治佐為 (adisawi), and in the Wamyō…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Anh
Sino-Vietnamese word from 英. As for the country name, contracted from Chinese 英國 /英国 (Anh quốc, “United Kingdom”), from Chinese 英 (Anh) (as in Mandarin 英吉利 (Yīngjílì, Anh Cát…
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ánh
Sino-Vietnamese word from 映.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length