宪（xian）
Name meaning
宪 (Xian) carries law, standard and the framework by which public order is maintained. In a name it suggests discipline, principle and a serious regard for what should govern conduct.
Practical naming use
宪 (Xian) is useful when a name needs law, standard, public order rather than a generic pleasant sound. Its register is public, classic, so it can support a boy name that feels culturally legible, visually compact and easy to explain. The character should be paired with a second character that gives the image a human scene: learning, calm action, public responsibility, graceful movement or long-range aspiration.
Pair 宪 (Xian) with characters that soften or complete its core image. Bright partners make it more optimistic; scholarly partners make it more literate; water or nature partners make it calmer; virtue partners make it more formal.
宪安 (Xianan): Xian contributes law, standard; An adds peace, safety.
Historical / name-use references
张宪 (Zhang Xian)
Song military figure associated with Yue Fei's circle; 宪 (Xian) appears in his given name.