Xiao
See also: xiao
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Mandarin 肖 (Xiāo) and 蕭／萧 (Xiāo).
Proper noun
Xiao (plural Xiaos)
- A surname.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Mandarin 小 (xiǎo).
Proper noun
Xiao
- (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
- oxia
Galician
Alternative forms
- Xián
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese Juião, from Latin iūliānus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃiˈao̯/
Proper noun
Xiao m
- A male given name, equivalent to English Julian
Derived terms
- Giance
- Gianzo
- Guiance
- San Xián
- Sangiao
- Sanguiao
- Sanjiao
References
- “juia” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.