Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 文兰, 文澜, 雯兰, etc.(Chinese) 文蘭, 文瀾, 雯蘭, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /wən.lan/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" or 澜 (lán) meaning "wave, billow, ripple". Other character combinations can form this name as well.