Xia
[ʃiːˈɑː]Meaning
from Chinese 夏 "summer, great, grand" or 霞 "rosy clouds"
Background Story
Xia is a Chinese name formed from characters pronounced xià, including 夏, meaning "summer, great, grand", and 霞, meaning "rosy clouds". It is also written Hsia in Wade–Giles.
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