About Shan
The name "Shan" is of Chinese origin and has multiple meanings depending on the specific characters used to write it. One common meaning is "mountain" or "hill" in Mandarin Chinese. It can also mean "kindness" or "benevolence" in other Chinese dialects. Additionally, "Shan" is a unisex name and can be found in various cultures with different meanings, such as "old" or "ancient" in Gaelic or "pride" in Arabic.
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Most individuals with the name Shan are male.
The popularity of the name has increased by 150% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Shan in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Shan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.