Tien

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tien"

English

Alternative forms

• Tian
• T'ien (Wade–Giles)

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 田 (Tián).

Proper noun

Tien (plural Tiens)

1. 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

From Mandarin 天 (Tiān).

Proper noun

Tien

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

Anagrams

• neti, nite, tein, tine

Low German

Noun

Tien f

1. plural of Tied: times

Noun

Tien f

1. plural of Tid: times

Noun

Tien f

1. (uncommon) plural of Tiet: times

Noun

Tien f

1. (uncommon) plural of Tit: times

Tagalog

Etymology

From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 田 (Tián).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtjen/ [ˈt͡ʃɛn̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtjen/ [ˈt̪jɛn̪]
• Rhymes: -en
• Syllabification: Ti‧en
• Homophone: Tian

Proper noun

Tien (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a Chinese surname from Mandarin

See also

• Tian