How to Pronounce Shan
Click Me Audio
Shan name meaning
Last Name
2k
in the U.S.
in 2010
2k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys
Origin:Indian (Sanskrit)
Gender:Neutral
Meaning and Origin
What does the name Shan mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Shan
User Submitted Origins
Indian (Sanskrit)
37%
Chinese
33%
English
21%
Arabic
3%
Kurdish
3%
Welsh
3%
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 submissions from Virginia, U.S. agree the name Shan means "King".
- A submission from Ohio, U.S. says the name Shan means "mountain" and is of Chinese origin.
- A submission from Turkey says the name Shan means "Mountain(s)" and is of Chinese origin.
- A submission from Malaysia says the name Shan means "Kind" and is of Chinese origin.
- According to a user from Canada, the name Shan is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "Magnificence, Glory, Grandeur".
- According to a user from India, the name Shan means "Quiet; calm; soft".
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Shan means "God is gracious" and is of Welsh origin.
- According to a user from Canada, the name Shan is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "Pride".
International Interest
Also see international interest
Other Dictionary Sources
- A branch of the Tai languages
Wiktionary
From Burmese ရှမ်း (hram:), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam). Doublet of Siam.
- The language of this people, of the Kra-Dai language family.
- A state of Thailand.
- A member of a people living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in adjacent areas of China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with about 6 million people.
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 陝／陕 (shǎn).
- The Shan Pass: a mountain pass in Shanzhou, Henan, through which the Yellow River flows into the North China Plain.
Notable Persons Named Shan
Notable Persons Named Shan
Shan Tsutsui
Shan Tsutsui is a 12th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, and 12th President of the Hawaii Senate. Shan was born on August 9th, 1971 in Wailuku, Hawaii.
Shan Legge-Bourke
Shan was born on September 10th, 1943.
Shan Foster
Shan Foster is an athlete for the Juvecaserta Basket, Kepez Belediyesi S.K., Belfius Mons-Hainaut, Cañeros del Este, and Bakersfield Jam. His career lasted from 2008 to 2013. Shan was born on August 20th, 1986 in Laurel, Mississippi.
Shan Sa
Shan Sa is a writer. Shan was born on October 26th, 1972.
Shan Ratnam
Shan Ratnam is an office holder.
Shan Mohammed
Shan Mohammed is a film editor. Shan was born in India.
- Shan WellsPolitical Cartoonist
Notable Persons With the Last Name Shan
Notable Persons With the Last Name Shan
Darren Shan
Darren Shan is a writer. He was most active from 1999 to present. Darren was given the name Darren O'Shaughnessy on July 2nd, 1972.
MC Shan
MC Shan is a hip hop music, rhythm, and blues rapping, singing, and songwriter. He plays Rapping. He has been prominent since 1985. MC was given the name Shawn Moltke on September 6th, 1965.
Yuen Kay Shan
Yuen Kay Shan was a martial arts practitioner. Yuen was born in 1889 in Foshan, China. He left this life in 1956.
Kwan Shan
Kwan was born on April 12th, 1933 in Shenyang. He left this life on October 1st, 2012.
Joseph Li Shan
Joseph was born in 1965.
Zhang Shan
Zhang was born on March 23rd, 1968 in Nanchong, Sichuan, China.
Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity | Shan | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| █ | White | 22.77% | 64.26% |
| █ | African American | 8.77% | 11.96% |
| █ | Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 64.79% | 4.85% |
| █ | American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.33% | 0.69% |
| █ | Two or More Ethnicities | 1.72% | 1.76% |
| █ | Hispanic or Latino | 1.62% | 16.26% |
Of Last Name Shan
People with the last name Shan are most frequently White or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander