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Vietnamese Catholics are given a saint's name at baptism (Vietnamese: tên thánh (holy name) or tên rửa tội (baptism name)). Boys are given male saints' names, while girls are given female saints' names. This name appears first, before the family name, in formal religious contexts. Out of respect, clergy are usually referred to by saints ...
Trần Anh Khoa (1991–2024), Vietnamese footballer; Trần Bình Trọng (1259–1285), Vietnamese general; Trần Đại Quang (1956–2018), President of Vietnam; Trần Độ (1923–2002), lieutenant general of the People's Army of Vietnam and political reformer
A courtesy name (Chinese: 字; pinyin: zì; lit. 'character'), also known as a style name, is an additional name bestowed upon individuals at adulthood, complementing their given name. [1] This tradition is prevalent in the East Asian cultural sphere , particularly in China , Japan , Korea , and Vietnam . [ 2 ]
Hồ Quý Ly was born in 1336 at Đại Lại village, Vĩnh Ninh district, Ái Châu, Thanh Đô town with aristocracy's standing. His birth name was Lê Quý Ly (黎季犛), courtesy name Lý Nguyên (理元) or Nhất Nguyên (一元), as he was adopted by Lê Huan, after whom he took the family name.
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name [1] that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname.
Era name Full name Reign Tiền Ngô Vương (前吳王) none: Ngô Quyền (吳權) 939–944 Dương Bình Vương (楊平王) no image: none: Dương Tam Kha (楊三哥) 944–950 Hậu Ngô Vương (後吳王) no image: none: Ngô Xương Ngập (吳昌岌) and Ngô Xương Văn (吳昌文) 951–954 950–965 ^ Dương Tam Kha came from ...
People with the surname Xun (荀). changed it to 孫 during the reign of Liu Xun (劉恂), also known as Emperor Xuan of Han, because it had the same pronunciation as the given name of the emperor (in Old Chinese). After the death of Han Xuan Di, some people kept the surname, while others changed it back to their original.
However, the legal full name of a person usually contains the first three names (given name, father's name, father's father's name) and the family name at the end, to limit the name in government-issued ID. Men's names and women's names are constructed using the same convention, and a person's name is not altered if they are married. [4]