At a Glance
- Meaning
- Most commonly 'west,' though the same spelling stands for several unrelated Chinese characters
- Origin
- Mandarin (Chinese given name)
- Pronunciation
- SHEE
Xi is a Mandarin (Chinese given name) name meaning “most commonly 'west,' though the same spelling stands for several unrelated Chinese characters”. It appears in our list of Chinese Baby Names With Beautiful Characters.
Meaning & Origin of Xi
Meaning: Most commonly 'west,' though the same spelling stands for several unrelated Chinese characters.
Origin: Mandarin (Chinese given name).
A common claim: Hope, rare and precious Actually: None of the commonly documented characters behind this spelling mean 'hope' or 'precious' -- the most familiar one simply means 'west.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Xi
SHEEIPA /ɕi/
Popularity of Xi
Xi doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Xi
Similar Names
Yin · Meiyao · Ru · Qingwan · Ni · Yurong
