Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 艳霞, 雁霞, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. YEHN-SHYAH [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" combined 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist". Other character combinations can form this name as well.