Name Yanan Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 亚楠, 亚男, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /jɑ.nɑn/ Edit Status Status Meaning & History From Chinese 亚 (yà) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 楠 (nán) meaning "Chinese cedar (a type of tree)" or 男 (nán) meaning "male, man, son". Other character combinations can form this name as well.