Chaenne

Norman

Alternative forms

• Chène (continental Normandy)
• Chinne (Jersey)

Etymology

From Persian چینی (čini, “Chinese; porcelain”), compound of چین (čin, “China”) and the suffix ـی (-i), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn /⁠čīn⁠/, “China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna).

Proper noun

Chaenne f

1. (Guernsey) China