Xiao

See also: xiao

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin for 肖 (Xiāo) and 蕭／萧 (Xiāo).

Proper noun

Xiao (plural Xiaos)

  1. A surname.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mandarin 小 (xiǎo).

Proper noun

Xiao

  1. (in Chinese contexts) Usually attached to a surname, signifying a little one, junior, small guy, younger person.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Xiao is the 5669th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6123 individuals. Xiao is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (97.91%) individuals.
See also: xian and xián

Anagrams

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Juião, from Latin iūliānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiˈao̯/

Proper noun

Xiao m (feminine Xiana, feminine plural Xianas)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Julian

Derived terms

References

  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “juia”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
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