From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)", 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume" or 棻 (fēn) meaning "aromatic, luxuriant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.