Entry № 9949 · Khmer origin

Sovann Sovann — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ soh-VAHN /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Khmer
Meaning
"Gold"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Khmer)

A name that means "gold".

Sovann is the Khmer (Cambodian) word for "gold" — from the Sanskrit suvarṇa. Used as a unisex name in Cambodia.

Sovann is widely used in Cambodia.

Gold. The Cambodian Sanskrit.

The name in its native script.

សុវណ្ណ
Transliteration
Sovaṇṇa
Pronunciation
/ soʊˈvɑːn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sovann stands.

Sovann does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Sovanns before her.

Real people

In fiction
Sovann
Common in Cambodian fiction.

Names connected to Sovann.

The number behind Sovann.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Sovann reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.