Tien

See also: tien

English

Alternative forms

T'ien, Tian

Etymology 1

A mistaken form of the Wade-Giles romanization T'ien of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 田 (Tiān).

Proper noun

Tien (plural Tiens)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Tien is the 14139^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2125 individuals. Tien is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.81%) individuals.

Etymology 2

A mistaken form of the Wade-Giles romanization T'ien of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 天 (Tiān).

Proper noun

Tien

(Chinese mythology) Alternative form of Tian: Heaven, simultaneously conceived as the Heavens, Nature, and an anthropomorphic supreme God.

Anagrams

neti, nite, tein, tine

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