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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 ...
Thanhha Lai – writer, She won the 2011 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and a Newbery Honor for her debut novel, Inside Out & Back Again; Lê Xuân Nhuận – poet, writer; Beth Nguyen – novelist and nonfiction writer, won an American Book Award for novel Short Girls; Đỗ Nguyên Mai – poet, activist
Jarai people or Dega (Vietnamese: Người Gia Rai, Gia Rai, or Gia-rai; Khmer: ចារ៉ាយ, Charay or Khmer: ជ្រាយ, Chreay) are an Austronesian indigenous people and ethnic group native to Vietnam's Central Highlands (Gia Lai and Kon Tum Provinces, with smaller populations in Đắk Lắk Province), as well as in the Cambodian northeast Province of Ratanakiri.
Its name Gia-lai or Giá-rai in Kinh language from an ancient name Yăgrai in Jarai language. It was often known as " the water dragon " what is the official name of Jarai people . However, it was also the title of Po Klaung Yăgrai , who was worshiped by Jarai clans during thousands years.
Experts predict sweet, cute and short names for baby girls in 2025 to be popular, along with some "dad names" and names inspired by nature. Experts predict sweet, cute and short names for baby ...
Gaile Lok is of Chinese-Vietnamese descent as her mother is Kinh Vietnamese. She was born in Macau but grew up in USA. She made her film debut starring in the 2000 romantic film, I Do, and subsequently appeared in another film entitled My Sweetie in 2004. [2]
If you're looking for a quick and simple baby name, these are the most popular and unique girl names that are four letters or less. Short is sweet! If you're looking for a quick and simple baby ...
The name Pleiku first appeared in the Governor-General of French Indochina records in 1905, in the decree that established the province of Gia Lai. The Decree of the Governor-General of Indochina dated July 4, 1905, established an autonomous province in the western mountainous region of Binh Dinh province, naming it Plei-Kou-Derr.