Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 高文, 高闻, 高稳, etc.(Chinese) 高文, 高聞, 高穩, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /kaʊ̯.wən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 高 (gāo) meaning "tall, high" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing", 闻 (wén) meaning "news, message" or 稳 (wěn) meaning "stable, firm, steady, reliable". Other character combinations can form this name as well.