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• a variation of Xian.

Sian

British  

/ ʃjɑːn /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Xi'an

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Housing minister Sian Gwenllian has said a shortage of homes is causing a "housing crisis" and has said she will work "relentlessly" to hit the 20,000 target.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Sian, a dog trainer, was brought up thinking that having children was simply "the thing you needed to do", despite not having any "real deep desire to be a mum".

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Sian, who lives in Staffordshire, has two lurchers called Bonnie and Oliver.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

The net effect of all that will be elevated oil prices through 2Q, says Sian Fenner, economist at Westpac.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

I would grant the king of Camboja the aid and reënforcement Page 70that he begs against the king of Sian, but that king would marvel at it.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 09 of 55 1593-1597 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander