Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 燕勋, 琰洵(Chinese) Other Forms FormsYan Xun Meaning & History From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits" or 洵 (xún) meaning "true, real, truly".