Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 小南, 小楠, 晓楠, etc.(Chinese) 小南, 小楠, 曉楠, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɕjaʊ̯.nan/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" combined with 南 (nán) meaning "south" or 楠 (nán) meaning "camphor tree". Other character combinations can form this name as well.