Xiu
[ɕjǒu]Meaning
from Chinese 秀 (xiù), meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding"
Background Story
Xiu comes from the Chinese 秀 (xiù), meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding", or from other characters pronounced the same way. It is used as a name in Vietnamese. A user submission also records the form Xíu.
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