What Xiadani means
Xiadani is a girl name of Zapotec origin meaning "the flower that arrived". It comes from traditionally analysed as Isthmus Zapotec xhia (flower) + dani (hill; or 'came'); reading uncertain. It is pronounced shee-ah-DAH-nee.
Etymology uncertain: the usual gloss 'la flor que llegó' is popular rather than lexical. Common in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or disputed. The reading above is the best-supported one; popular baby-name sites often give a more romantic gloss that the dictionaries do not confirm.
Spellings and variants: Xhiadani, Xiadany.
Popularity: known but uncommon in Mexico.
Related meanings: flower, nature.
Xiadani is one of the indigenous names that Mexican parents have brought back over the last thirty years. Read about Zapotec names and how they are built.
