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Gender Masculine
Usage Chinese (Modern)
Scripts 思遠, 思远, 思源(Chinese)
Other Forms FormsSih-yuan, Sze-yuan, Ssu-yuan, See-yuen, Sze Yuen, Ssu Wan; depending on different bases of romanisation
Meaning & History
A romanised relatively modern Chinese name that is normally anglicised as Sean, for the sake of easier pronunciation and spelling. Depending on the characters attributed to it, the name may have different significances, both literally and metaphorically. In most cases, the name means "think further" or "think far away" literally, and 'having a promising vision', or "think deep and meaningful" metaphorically; but sometimes it means "think about the origin" literally and "remember your root of family" metaphorically. This is a name that is fulfilled with great hope given by one's parents, and it also reflects the Chinese philosophy, in which home (or root, metaphorically) is a place or a figure (spiritually) that one should always remember. Note: for the most of time, this name is used for male; however, due to the variation of Chinese characters attributed to the romanisation, it is relatively difficult to judge the person's gender.