An
Chinese or Vietnamese
"peace or safe, secure"
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Updated Mon Jul 14 2025
An Origin and Meaning
The name An is a boy's name meaning "peace or safe, secure".
An is a gender-neutral Chinese name, originally a surname, that can be used for girls or boys and means peace or quiet. It is also a Vietnamese name meaning safe and secure. In the English-speaking world, it may feel slight due to its equivalence to the article an.
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