Wen
[wən]Meaning
from Chinese 文 (wén), meaning "literature, culture, writing"
Background Story
Wen comes from the Chinese character 文, meaning "literature, culture, writing", though other characters with a similar pronunciation are also read this way. The name is used in Korean and Vietnamese as well as Chinese, and a related reading is Fumi. A famous bearer was the 2nd-century BC Emperor Wen of Han, Wen being his posthumous name.
Temperament
Variations
Wenwen, Wendy
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