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Gender Masculine
Usage Russian (Archaic), Tatar, Tuvan, Khakas
Scripts Чаян(Russian, Khakas, Tatar, Tuvan)
Other Forms FormsVariant transcriptions: Chaian, Chajan
Meaning & History
Derived from the Russian noun чаяние (chayanie) meaning "expectation" as well as "hope, dream, aspiration", which is ultimately derived from the archaic Russian verb чаять (chayat') meaning "to expect, to hope".This name is also encountered as a Khakas, Tatar and Tuvan variant transcription of Çayan.