Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 玉莲, etc.(Chinese) 玉蓮, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /y.ljɛn/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" combined with 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water, lily". Other character combinations can form this name as well.