An

/AA-N/

Boy BuddhistOther Vietnamese origin SoutheastAsianVietnamese

Peace, safety and security, the settled calm of a life without danger. From the Vietnamese an, written with the character meaning peace, it is treasured for its quiet completeness and also serves as a building block in compound names such as An Khang and Bao An.

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Meaning & origin

An is a boy's name of Vietnamese origin, traditionally used in Buddhist families. The name means "Peace, safety and security, the settled calm of a life without danger. From the Vietnamese an, written with the character meaning peace, it is treasured for its quiet completeness and also serves as a building block in compound names such as An Khang and Bao An." and belongs to the Peace cluster — names meaning calm, serenity, and inner stillness.

Beyond its Buddhist heritage, An is also used in Other traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among SoutheastAsian, Vietnamese families, An carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of An

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how An resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
6
nurturing and family devotion
Chaldean
6
nurturing and family devotion

How An sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of An breaks down into 2 phonemes: /AA-N/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

The six signals, applied to An

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how An maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.

01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
Enter your baby's birth date in the app and we'll compute the nakshatra compatibility score.
02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 6) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how An flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Peace
An belongs to the Peace cluster — names meaning calm, serenity, and inner stillness.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Buddhist
As a Buddhist name, An carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common An is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to An

If An resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Buddhist boy names, common in SoutheastAsian families

Dharma
Cosmic law, righteous duty, the moral order that upholds the universe — Dharma is the single most important concept in Indian civilisation, the principle that governs stars in their orbits and guides human beings toward justice. As a name it asks a child to live with integrity, to seek what is right before what is easy, and to hold the world in balance
Lobsang
Kind-hearted and good-minded, the aspiration for a gentle generous heart combined with the clarity of an upright mind — Lobsang was borne by three of the Dalai Lamas as part of their regnal names, including the Great Fifth who unified Tibet, and the thirteenth whose long life spanned the encounter between traditional Tibet and a changing world. A name of immense spiritual prestige in the Gelugpa tradition
Sangye
Buddha — the Awakened One — as a living aspiration, a name that calls the child to embody the qualities of enlightened mind: clarity, compassion, and boundless awareness. In Tibetan Buddhism Sangye is the first of the Three Jewels to which every Buddhist takes refuge, and to name a child thus is the most profound statement of aspiration a Tibetan Buddhist parent can make
Hai
Sea, ocean — Hai (Vietnamese Hải, from Sino-Vietnamese 海 'sea') is a popular Vietnamese masculine name evoking the open sea. Vietnam's long Pacific coastline makes maritime imagery culturally central. Used in compound names like Hai Anh (sea swallow), Hai Long (sea dragon).

Sharing the same meaning

Other Buddhist boy names from the Peace cluster

Souma
Swift truth — Souma (Japanese 颯真, from sō 'swift wind, brisk' + ma 'truth, sincerity') is a Reiwa-era favorite combining the swift breeze with sincere truth.
Yuto
Distant, leisurely + Big Dipper constellation — vast patience guided by celestial navigation
Minato
Harbour, port — where ships find shelter and journeys begin. A name of safe arrival and new departures

Names that sound similar

Buddhist boy names that open with the same syllables as An

Anson
Son of Anne, or son of Agnes, from an Old English surname meaning literally 'Anne's son.' Originally a family name that crossed into use as a given name, it is popular in Hong Kong as a crisp English forename worn alongside a Cantonese one, in the local bilingual naming tradition.
Anurak
To preserve, conserve, protect — a Thai name of guardianship and stewardship of what matters.
Anagata
Future, what is to come — in Buddhist philosophy, the future is neither fixed nor feared but met with equanimity.

Common questions about An

What does the name An mean?

An means "Peace, safety and security, the settled calm of a life without danger. From the Vietnamese an, written with the character meaning peace, it is treasured for its quiet completeness and also serves as a building block in compound names such as An Khang and Bao An.." It is a boy name of Vietnamese origin, traditionally used in Buddhist families.

Is An a boy or girl name?

An is most commonly used as a boy name.

What is the origin of the name An?

An is of Vietnamese origin, used in Buddhist, Other traditions, commonly among SoutheastAsian, Vietnamese families.

What is the numerology of An?

An has a Pythagorean destiny number of 6 — nurturing and family devotion.

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