Shidan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shidan

What is the meaning of the name Shidan ?

The baby name Shidan is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈʃiːdɑːn/ — SHEE-dahn (also heard as shi-DAHN).

Shidan is Iranian in Origin.

Shidan is a cross‑cultural given name found in Persian and Chinese. In Persian (شیدان), it derives from shid “radiance, sunbeam” (cf. Khorshid “sun”), with the intensifying suffix ‑ān, yielding senses like “radiant,” “sunlit,” or “ecstatic.” Used in Iran from the 20th century onward, it carries a literary, luminous feel and is unisex, though more common for girls. Related Persian forms include Shideh and Khorshid; variant romanizations include Shidaan and Sheidan, and Kurdish usage sometimes appears as Şîdan.

In Chinese, Shidan is a pinyin transcription for several two‑character given names, with meaning determined by the hanzi. Common elements include Shi 诗 “poetry,” 石 “stone,” 世 “world,” or 史 “history” paired with Dan 丹 “vermilion, elixir” or 旦 “dawn,” producing combinations like 诗丹 (“poetic vermilion”) or 史旦 (“historic dawn”). As a modern Mandarin romanization, it is unisex and slightly favors girls when 丹 is used.