Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. /hwaːŋ˨˩/, /hwaːŋ˦˩/, /waːŋ˨˩/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 潢 (hoàng) meaning "expanse of water, lake, pond", 凰 (hoàng) meaning "female phoenix" or 煌 (hoàng) meaning "bright, shining, luminous".