Names Ending with ien - Behind the Name

Angelien f Dutch
Dutch form of Angeline.

Annelien f Dutch
Combination of Anna and lien (from names such as Carolien).

Aurélien m French
French form of Aurelianus.

Bastien m French
Short form of Sébastien.

Carolien f Dutch
Dutch feminine form of Carolus.

Chrétien m French (Archaic)
Medieval French form of Christian. A famous bearer of this name was the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes, known for his Arthurian romances.

Cyprien m French
French form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Damien m French
French form of Damian.

Darien m English
Variant of Darian.

Donatien m French
French form of Donatianus.

Émilien m French
French form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).

Evelien f Dutch
Dutch form of Evelina.

Fabien m French
French form of Fabianus (see Fabian).

Félicien m French
French form of Felicianus (see Feliciano).

Fien f Dutch
Short form of Josefien and other names ending with a similar sound.

Flavien m French
French form of Flavian.

Gratien m French
French form of Gratianus (see Gratian).

Hadrien m French
French variant form of Adrian.

Josefien f Dutch
Dutch form of Joséphine.

Jozefien f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Joséphine.

Julien m French
French form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Katrien f Dutch
Dutch (especially Flemish) form of Katherine.

Liên f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 蓮 (liên) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Lien f Dutch
Short form of Carolien and other names ending in lien.

Lilien f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Lillian.

Lucien m French
French form of Lucianus.

Maximilien m French
French form of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).

Mien f Dutch
Dutch short form of Wilhelmina.

Paulien f Dutch
Dutch feminine form of Paulinus (see Paulino).

Pien f Dutch
Diminutive of Josephine.

Rien 1 m Dutch
Dutch cognate of Rein.

Rien 2 m Dutch
Dutch short form of Marinus.

Sabien f Dutch (Modern)
Dutch form of Sabina.

Sébastien m French
French form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).

Stien f Dutch
Dutch short form of Christine and other names with similar endings.

Tiên f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 仙 (tiên) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy".

Urien m Arthurian Cycle
From the Old Welsh name Urbgen, possibly from the Celtic root *orbo- "heir" and the suffix gen "born of". This was the name of a 6th-century king of Rheged. Passing into Arthurian tales, he became the king of Gore, the husband of Morgan le Fay, and the father of Owain.

Vespasien m French (Rare)
French form of Vespasianus (see Vespasian).

Victorien m French
French form of Victorianus.

Viên m Vietnamese
Means "round, full, complete" in Vietnamese.

Viện m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 院 (viện) meaning "courtyard, institution".

Vivien 1 m French
French form of Vivianus (see Vivian).

Vivien 2 f Literature, Hungarian
Used by Alfred Tennyson as the name of the Lady of the Lake in his Arthurian epic Idylls of the King (1859). Tennyson may have based it on Vivienne, but it possibly arose as a misreading of Ninian. A famous bearer was British actress Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), who played Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind.

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