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Xiao

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See also: xiao

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin for (Xiāo) and (Xiāo).

Proper noun

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Xiao (plural Xiaos)

  1. A surname.
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Mandarin (xiǎo).

Proper noun

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Xiao

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

Statistics

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  • 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

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese Juião, from Latin iūliānus.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Xiao m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Julian

Derived terms

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References

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  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (20062018) “juia”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG