Meaning: A romanization (pinyin) of a Chinese name or surname; the meaning depends entirely on which Chinese character it writes — common surnames Xu can mean 'slowly; gently' or relate to 'promise; allow.' Without the character the sense is unfixed, which we note.Low
In 30 seconds: A romanized Chinese name: Xu's meaning rides its character (said 'SHOO'). Character-dependent, which we note.
MeaningA romanization (pinyin) of a Chinese name or surname; the meaning depends entirely on which Chinese character it writes — common surnames Xu can mean 'slowly; gently' or relate to 'promise; allow.' Without the character the sense is unfixed, which we note.
Xu romanizes a Chinese name or common surname. Because Chinese names carry meaning through their characters, the sense shifts by character; without it the meaning is unfixed, which we note (said 'SHOO').
As a given name it appears extremely rarely in U.S. data. Rare, romanized, and character-dependent.
Did you know? Xu is a pinyin spelling of a Chinese name or surname; its meaning depends on the underlying character — different characters give senses like 'slowly; gently' or 'to promise' — so it is character-dependent, which we note (said 'SHOO').
Overall data confidence 34%
References — Xu — romanized Chinese name/surname; character-dependent
