Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 桂兰, 贵兰, etc.(Chinese) 桂蘭, 貴蘭, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /kweɪ̯.lan/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" or 贵 (guì) meaning "precious, valuable" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.