Tien

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tien"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Mandarin (Tián).

Proper noun

Tien (plural Tiens)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Tien is the 14139th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2125 individuals. Tien is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.81%) individuals.

Etymology 2

From Mandarin (Tiān).

Proper noun

Tien

  1. (Chinese mythology) Alternative form of Tian: Heaven, simultaneously conceived as the Heavens, Nature, and an anthropomorphic supreme God.

Anagrams

Low German

Noun

Tien f

  1. plural of Tied: times

Noun

Tien f

  1. plural of Tid: times

Noun

Tien f

  1. (uncommon) plural of Tiet: times

Noun

Tien f

  1. (uncommon) plural of Tit: times

Tagalog

Etymology

From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin (Tián).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtjen/ [ˈt͡ʃɛn̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtjen/ [ˈt̪jɛn̪]
  • Rhymes: -en
  • Syllabification: Ti‧en
  • Homophone: Tian

Proper noun

Tien (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. a Chinese surname from Mandarin

See also