Xiong as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Xiong

What is the meaning of the name Xiong ?

The baby name Xiong is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin: Xióng [ɕjɔŋ] (approx. 'shyong', rising tone). Hmong/English: often 'Shong' or 'Shiong'. Cantonese: Hung [hʊŋ]..

Xiong is Chinese in Origin.

Xiong (Mandarin pinyin: Xiong) is a Chinese name with two principal writings. As 熊 it means bear, a totemic symbol of strength, courage, and protection; as 雄 it means male, heroic, or mighty, a common morpheme in masculine given names or generation names (e.g., Xiongwei, Xionghao). While Xiong can stand alone as a given name, it more often appears as an element within compound names; as a surname it is gender-neutral.

The surname Xiong is ancient, associated with the royal house of the state of Chu in the Zhou period, and later dispersed through central and southern China. Transcription variants reflect dialects and systems: Hsiung (Wade-Giles) and Hung (Cantonese for 熊) are common; other forms such as Hiong/Hiung or Siong appear in Southeast Asian contexts. In Hmong communities, the clan name Xyooj is widely anglicized as Xiong. Outside East and Southeast Asia, Xiong is found across the diaspora, sometimes adopted as a modern given name evoking resilience and leadership.