Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 秀兰, etc.(Chinese) 秀蘭, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɕjoʊ̯.lan/ Meaning & History From Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant". This name can be formed of other character combinations as well.