Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/24/2021, 9:40 PM	HL	move from given name to place name
5/14/2021, 3:03 PM	LMS

Name Xiamen

Type Settlement

Usage Chinese

Scripts 厦门(Chinese) 廈門(Traditional Chinese)

Pronounced Pron. SHYA-MUN

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

From Chinese 厦 (xià) meaning "mansion, large building" and 门 (mén) meaning "gate, door", itself an alteration of the older name 下门 (Xiàmén) from 下 (xià) meaning "under, below, down" and 门 (mén) meaning "gate, door". This is the name of a city in China.

Added 5/14/2021 by LMS