San - name meaning, origin

The girl's name San \san\ is a variant of Sanny (English), and the meaning of San is "the sandpiper bird".

The baby name San sounds like Sana, Sean and Sian. Other similar baby names are Nan, Fan, Jan, Sal, Sam, Shan and Van.

San is an uncommon first name for women but a very common last name for both men and women (#23421 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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