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San 1
3. usages AND description are verified

San 2
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts (Japanese Kanji) さん(Japanese Hiragana) サン(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. SAHN  [key]

Meaning & History

This name is used as 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three."

According to Suzuki Sakaye, numerals used as names like 三 refer mostly to the order of birth, so in a way, San is given to the third daughter.

San was popular in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1868) but it was uncommon by the end of that period.
Added 9/20/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou
Edited 3/8/2020 by Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou

San 3
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Pronounced Pron. SAN, SHANG, SANG  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Sino-Vietnamese 山 (san) meaning "mountain".
Added 4/29/2017 by anonymous
Edited 9/19/2021 by HL and Mike C

San 4
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Burmese
Scripts စန်း(Burmese)
Pronounced Pron. SAN  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from Burmese စန္ဒာ (sanda) meaning "moon".
Added 1/1/2019 by cassilda in carcosa
Edited 9/19/2021 by HL and Felie

San 5
not set
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Korean

Meaning & History

"mountain"
Added 4/22/2019 by Ghmjgf

San 6
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Burmese
Scripts ဆန်း(Burmese)
Pronounced Pron. SAN  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsHsan

Meaning & History

Alternate transcription of Hsan.
Added 7/24/2020 by cassilda in carcosa
Edited 9/19/2021 by HL

San 7
3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Burmese
Scripts စမ်း(Burmese)
Pronounced Pron. SAN  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "water spring" in Burmese.
Added 9/19/2021 by HL

San 8
3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Burmese
Scripts စံ(Burmese)
Pronounced Pron. SAN  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "model, standard, ideal" in Burmese.
Added 9/19/2021 by HL


See Also

Şan