Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 英洲, 瀛洲, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /iŋ.ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 瀛 (yíng) meaning "ocean, sea" combined with 洲 (zhōu) meaning "continent, island". Other character combinations can form this name as well.