Vietnamese Names for Boys
By Nameberry
Updated Tue Sep 24 2019
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- 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.
- Thanh
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"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.
- Cadao
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"song"Description:
Rhythmic and captivating.
- Nguyen
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"sleep"Description:
One of the most familiar Vietnamese names, yet still hard on the Western tongue.
- Long
Origin:
Chinese and VietnameseMeaning:
"dragon"Description:
An Asian name that may be thought of as an English word name, for better or worse.
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