Xiao

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin for (Xiāo) and (Xiāo).

Proper noun[edit]

Xiao (plural Xiaos)

  1. A surname.
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Mandarin (xiǎo).

Proper noun[edit]

Xiao

  1. (in Chinese contexts) Usually attached to a surname, signifying a little one, junior, small guy, younger person.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Xiao is the 5669th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6123 individuals. Xiao is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (97.91%) individuals.
See also: xian and xián

Anagrams[edit]

Galician[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese Juião, from Latin iūliānus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Xiao m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Julian

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • juia” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.