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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.
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 ...
Vietnamese given names (6 P) Vietnamese-language surnames (46 P) Pages in category "Vietnamese names" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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 ...
Lan is a personal name, frequently used in Chinese and Vietnamese contexts as a feminine given name, which means "orchid" in Vietnamese. In Vietnamese, "Lân" with the accent denotes a masculine given name, which refers to Kỳ Lân , a mythical creature that appears only to protect the noble.
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 ...
also: People: By gender: Men: By nationality: Vietnamese This category exists only as a container for other categories of Vietnamese men . Articles on individual men should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
According to the Vietnamese creation myth, all Vietnamese people descend from two progenitors Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ. Nine generations (Vietnamese: thế hệ or đời) are recognized in terms, including: Kỵ (Kỵ ông/ Kỵ bà) : my great-grandparents' parents (my great-grandparents' father/mother)