73%RatingSave Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 艳, 岩, etc.(Chinese) 艷, 岩, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /jɛn/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" (which is usually only feminine) or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced in a similar fashion. Related Names Same SpellingYan 1, Yan 3User SubmissionYan PopularityDetails Last ranked #140 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #480 in 2003 France Last ranked #88 in 2008 Puerto Rico Last ranked #94 in 2001 Quebec, Canada Categories beauty, earth, fashion designers, Gundam characters, isograms, kingdoms, landforms, Miraculous Ladybug characters, The Great British Bake Off contestants, top 10 in China, top 10 in the World, WITCH characters