# Lian

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈli.æn/ · frequency rank #39,898

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads with the name Li, from Old Norse hlíð (“hillside”).
* As a Chinese surname, from 連 /连, 连, and 廉 (lián).

## Easily confused with
- **LN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-ln)
- **lie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lie)
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lit)
- **lip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lip)
- **lil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lil)
- **Liz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-liz)
- **lid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lid)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lin)
- **lib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lib)
- **Liu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-liu)
- **Liv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-liv)
- **lim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lim)
- **Lon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lon)
- **lis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lis)
- **lyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lyn)
- **loa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-loa)
- **LIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lic)
- **Lua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lua)
- **lun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lun)
- **LIF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lian-vs-lif)

## Common misspellings (2)
`liann`, `llian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lian