Etymograph

English

Xiaomin

Xiaomin comes from Mandarin 晓敏.

  1. Mandarinmodern晓敏Xiǎomǐn
  2. EnglishtodayXiaomin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern晓敏Xiǎomǐn
  2. EnglishtodayXiaomin

The story

Borrowed from Mandarin 晓敏 (Xiǎomǐn), probably originally 小敏 (Xiǎomǐn), diminutive of 敏 (Mǐn).

Today it means

name A female given name from Mandarin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 晓敏 / Xiaomin