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Lian
LianSay it LEE-un
- Meaning today
- Short form of Julian, lotus
- In the dictionaries
- Not in the classical dictionaries; most likely a modern name
- Say it
- LEE-un
Lian
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Lian meaning
Lian is an international boy's name.
Meaning today
Short form of Julian, lotus
In the dictionaries
The name isn't in the classical dictionaries we use, so it is most likely a modern name. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Lian is a short boy's name with no entry in the dictionaries of names. Name lists describe it as a German short form of Julian or Kilian, but we could not confirm this in a reference work. Its sound is close to Liam and Elian, which may explain why parents like it. Spelled the same way, the Chinese word lián (莲) means "lotus", so some sites give "lotus" as its meaning, but that is a separate name, used mostly in Chinese families. For most families Lian is simply a modern short name chosen for its sound. It is said LEE-un.
References: CC-CEDICT via MDBG, 莲 lián
Popularity abroad
- #428 United States, boys 2025 (up 87 from 515 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.