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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 ...
Pages in category "Vietnamese given names" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Duy; G. Giai (name) L.
Minh (Chữ Nôm: 明) is a popular unisex given name of Vietnamese origin, written using the Chinese character (明) meaning "bright", and is also popular among other East Asian names. The Chinese name Ming has the same meaning.
Vietnamese given names (6 P) Vietnamese-language surnames (48 P) Pages in category "Vietnamese names" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Kiều Hưng (born 1937), Vietnamese singer of Vietnamese revolutionary songs; Catherine Kieu (born c. 1963), American criminal; Lê Kiều Thiên Kim (born 1981), Vietnamese chess player; Tien Kieu, Vietnamese-Australian physicist and politician; Notable people with the given name include: Lý Ngọc Kiều (1041–1113), Vietnamese princess
Names given in Chinese characters by the primary sources may be transliterated either into pinyin (romanized Chinese) or into alphabetical Vietnamese. For example, 南 越 can be transliterated either as Nányuè (Chinese pinyin) or as Nam Việt. Another example is Jiaozhi (article title in pinyin without Chinese tones) or Jiāozhǐ (pinyin ...
Vietnam was mentioned in Josiah Conder's 1834 Dictionary of Geography, Ancient and Modern as the other name to refer to Annam. Annam, which originated as a Chinese name in the seventh century, was the common name of the country during the colonial period. Nationalist writer Phan Bội Châu revived the name "Vietnam" in the early 20th century ...
Vietnamese given names (6 P) Pages in category "Asian given names" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent ...