"Lian" meaning in English

See Lian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈli.æn/ [Chinese, surname] Forms: Lians [plural]
Etymology: * As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads with the name Li, from Old Norse hlíð (“hillside”). * As a Chinese surname, from 連 /连, 连, and 廉 (lián). Etymology templates: {{der|en|no|-}} Norwegian, {{der|en|non|hlíð|t=hillside}} Old Norse hlíð (“hillside”), {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Lian (plural Lians)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Lian-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "hlíð",
      "hlíð#Old_Norse"
    ],
    [
      "連",
      "連#Chinese"
    ],
    [
      "连",
      "连#Chinese"
    ],
    [
      "连",
      "连#Chinese"
    ],
    [
      "廉",
      "廉#Chinese"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "no",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "hlíð",
        "t": "hillside"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hlíð (“hillside”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "* As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads with the name Li, from Old Norse hlíð (“hillside”).\n* As a Chinese surname, from 連 /连, 连, and 廉 (lián).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Lians",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Lian (plural Lians)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "id": "en-Lian-en-name-EMUC1F3L",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.æn/",
      "tags": [
        "Chinese",
        "surname"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lian"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "hlíð",
      "hlíð#Old_Norse"
    ],
    [
      "連",
      "連#Chinese"
    ],
    [
      "连",
      "连#Chinese"
    ],
    [
      "连",
      "连#Chinese"
    ],
    [
      "廉",
      "廉#Chinese"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "no",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "hlíð",
        "t": "hillside"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hlíð (“hillside”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "* As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads with the name Li, from Old Norse hlíð (“hillside”).\n* As a Chinese surname, from 連 /连, 连, and 廉 (lián).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Lians",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Lian (plural Lians)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English surnames",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.æn/",
      "tags": [
        "Chinese",
        "surname"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lian"
}

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