Vietnamese Names

  1. Mai
    • Origin:

      Japanese, French, Welsh, Vietnamese, Navajo
    • Meaning:

      "dance; May; cherry blossom; coyote"
    • Description:

      Cross-cultural winner.
  2. Nguyen
    • Origin:

      Vietnamese
    • Meaning:

      "sleep"
    • Description:

      One of the most familiar Vietnamese names, yet still hard on the Western tongue.
  3. Thanh
    • Origin:

      Vietnamese
    • Meaning:

      "bright blue; brilliant"
    • Description:

      A common Vietnamese name heard evenly for boys and girls in the U.S. Sounds like tahn or tong, depending on what part of Vietnam you come from.
  4. Huy
    • Origin:

      Vietnamese, Ancient Egyptian nickname, "shining, successful, brightness; Amon is satisfied"
    • Meaning:

      "shining, successful, brightness; Amon is satisfied"
    • Description:

      A common Vietnamese name with a bright meaning, predominantly used for boys, though occasionally given to girls. The predominantly feminine form however is Huệ.
  5. Cadao
    • Origin:

      Vietnamese
    • Meaning:

      "song"
    • Description:

      Rhythmic and captivating.
  6. Cai
    • Origin:

      Vietnamese
    • Meaning:

      "feminine"
    • Description:

      Cai, as distinguished from the boys' name Kai, is international, simple, unusual.
  7. Long
    • Origin:

      Chinese and Vietnamese
    • Meaning:

      "dragon"
    • Description:

      An Asian name that may be thought of as an English word name, for better or worse.
  8. Thanh
    • Origin:

      Vietnamese
    • Meaning:

      "bright blue; brilliant"
    • Description:

      A common Vietnamese name heard for both boys and girls in the U.S.

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