Vietnamese Submitted Names

Vietnamese names are used in the country of Vietnam in southeastern Asia. See also about Vietnamese names.
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Phiên m Vietnamese
"Phiên" is a derivation of "Phiến", which means "land" or "world". A man named "Phiên" means that his parents hoped him to grow up and be a leader, or at least a wealthy man. However, "Phiên" is also a suggestion to his origin, since "Phiên" also means "a far away and uncultured land" in Vietnamese.
Phong m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 風 (phong) meaning "wind, style".
Phú m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 富 (phú) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy".
Phước m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Phúc chiefly used in southern Vietnam.
Phuc m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Phúc used outside of Vietnam.
Phun f Vietnamese
Means "indomitable" in Vietnamese.
Phụng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鳳 (phụng) meaning "(male) phoenix".
Phuong f Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Phương or Phượng used outside of Vietnam.
Quần m & f Vietnamese
Derived from the Sino-Vietnamese 裙 (quần) meaning "skirt; apron; dress; petticoat".... [more]
Quảng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive".
Quán Thế Âm f Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Guanyin.
Quát m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 括 (quát) meaning "embrace, enclose, encompass".
Quế m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 桂 (quế) meaning "cinnamon".
Queanh f Vietnamese
"royalty", "one and only", "rare", "precious"
Qui f Vietnamese
Means "turtle" in Vietnamese.
Quí f & m Vietnamese
Variant of Quý.
Quì m & f Vietnamese
Means "sun flower" or "kneel" in Vietnamese.
Quốc m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 國 (quốc) meaning "nation, country".
Quoc m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Quốc.
Quy f & m Vietnamese
Quy means turtle in Vietnamese... [more]
Quyết m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 決 (quyết) meaning "decide, determine".
Quynh f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Quỳnh used outside of Vietnam.
Sắc m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 色 (sắc) meaning "colour, tint, hue".
Sâm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 森 (sâm) meaning "forest".
San m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 山 (san) meaning "mountain".
Sáng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 灲 (sáng) meaning "morning, bright".
Sang m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 創 (sang) meaning "start, do, create, establish".
Sáu m & f Vietnamese
Means "six" in Vietnamese.
Sen f Vietnamese
Means "lotus flower" in Vietnamese.
m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 士 (sĩ) meaning "scholar, expert".
Sinh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 生 (sinh) meaning "living, alive".
Sửu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 丑 (sửu) referring to the second Earthly Branch (1 AM to 3 AM), which is itself associated with the ox of the Chinese zodiac.
Sương f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 霜 (sương) meaning "frost, dew".
Sỹ m Vietnamese
Variant of .
Tài m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 才 (tài) meaning "talent, ability".
Tâm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 心 (tâm) meaning "heart".
Tam m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 三 (tam) meaning "three".
Tân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 新 (tân) meaning "new".
Tấn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 晉 (tấn) meaning "advance, increase, promote".
Tan m Vietnamese
Variant transcription of 新 (see Tân).
Tạo m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 造 (tạo) meaning "make, build, create".
Tất m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 必 (tất) meaning "surely, certainly".
Thạch m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 石 (thạch) meaning "stone".
Thái m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 太 (thái) meaning "very, extreme", 泰 (thái) meaning "big, large, great" or 彩 (thái) meaning "colour".
Thân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 申 (thân) referring to the ninth Earthly Branch (3 PM to 5 PM), which is itself associated with the monkey of the Chinese zodiac.
Thăng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 升 (thăng) meaning "rise, soar".
Thắng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 勝 (thắng) meaning "victory, excel".
Thành m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 成 (thành) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded", 城 (thành) meaning "castle, city" or 誠 (thành) meaning "sincere, honest, true".
Thanh-ha f Vietnamese
Means "teal river" in Vietnamese.
Thế m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 世 (thế) meaning "era, time, generation".
Thian 詩安 m & f Vietnamese
Means "smooth" in Vietnamese. It can also be a combination of Thi and An 1.
Thiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 天 (thiên) meaning "sky, heaven".
Thiên m & f Vietnamese
means "sky"
Thiện m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 善 (thiện) meaning "good, kind, moral".
Thiện f & m Vietnamese
means "good/kind"
Thienan m & f Vietnamese (Modern)
Means "stable" in Vietnamese.
Thiệp m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 涉 (thiệp) meaning "wade, ford, experience, undergo".
Thiều m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 韶 (thiều) meaning "splendid, glorious, beautiful".
Thiệu m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 紹 (thiệu) meaning "continue, carry on".
Thikim 詩金 f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Thi and Kim 3.
Thimai 詩梅 f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Thi and Mai 1.
Thìn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 辰 (thìn) meaning "early morning", also referring to the fifth Earthly Branch (7 AM to 9 AM), which is itself associated with the dragon of the Chinese zodiac.
Thịnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 盛 (thịnh) meaning "prosperous, thriving, flourishing".
Thắng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 勝 (thắng) meaning "victory, excel".
Thọ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 壽 (thọ) meaning "long life, longevity, lifepsan".
Thơ f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 書 (thơ) meaning "book".
Thoa f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 釵 (thoa) meaning "hairpin, hair-brooch".
Thơm f Vietnamese
Means "fragrant" in Vietnamese
Thông m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 通 (thông) meaning "clear, open, understand, master".
Thống m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 統 (thống) meaning "govern, command, control" or "unite, unify".
Thư f Vietnamese
Means "a letter" in Vietnamese... [more]
Thư f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 姐 (thư) meaning "elder sister, woman, lady".
Thuận f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 順 (thuận) meaning "obey, submit".
Thuật m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 述 (thuật) meaning "narrate, recount, relate".
Thục m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 淑 (thục) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" or 俶 (thục) meaning "first, beginning, arrange, put in order".
Thucam 秋柑 f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Thu and Cam 1.
Thukim 秋金 f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Thu and Kim 3.
Thumai 秋梅 f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Thu and Mai 1.
Thưởng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 賞 (thưởng) meaning "reward, award".
Thương f Vietnamese (?)
Means "love" in Vietnamese.
Thương m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 商 (thương) meaning "trade, commerce, business".
Thường m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 常 (thường) meaning "frequent, usual".
Thường m Vietnamese
"Thường" is an ancient word in Vietnamese which means "man", "clan". This name suggest a direct and supernatural link to the bearer's ancestors. This is not "Thường" as "usual", you dumbass linguistic university students.
Thúy f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 翠 (thúy) meaning "kingfisher, bluish green, green jade".
Thụy m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 瑞 (thụy) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Thủy f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 水 (thủy) meaning "water".
Thủy f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 水 (thủy) meaning "water".
Thùy Dương f Vietnamese
Vietnamese compound name meaning "weeping willow".
Thuyên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 詮 (thuyên) meaning "explain, discuss, comment" or 銓 (thuyên) meaning "estimate, select".
Thuyết m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 說 (thuyết) meaning "say, tell, theory, explanation".
Thùytiên f Vietnamese
Combonation of Thùy and Tiên.... [more]
Thủytiên f Vietnamese
Combonation of Thủy and Tiên... [more]
Thy f Vietnamese
Variant of Thi.
Ti f Vietnamese
Variant of Thi.
Tới m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 細 (tới) meaning "small, tiny, little".
Tiến m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 進 (tiến) meaning "advance, march forward".
Tien f Vietnamese
Variant of Tiên used outside of Vietnam.
Tiết m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 節 (tiết) meaning "section, period, verse, melody".
Tiêu f Vietnamese
A very rare Vietnamese common middle initial for girls, the masculine version of the name is Tiến.
Tim m & f Vietnamese
Means "heart" in Vietnamese.
Tín m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 信 (tín) meaning "trust, believe".
Tính m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 性 (tính) meaning "nature, character".
Tĩnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 靜 (tĩnh) meaning "quiet, still, gentle".
m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 蘇 (tô) meaning "perilla".
Toàn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 全 (toàn) meaning "entire, whole, complete".
Toản m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 瓚 (toản) meaning "impure jade" or referring to a type of ceremonial ladle made of jade.
Tóc f Vietnamese
From tóc meaning "hair".
Tòng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 松 (tòng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" or 从 (tòng) meaning "follow".
Trà f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 茶 (trà) meaning "tea".
Trác m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 卓 (trác) meaning "tall, elevated".
Trạc m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鐲 (trạc) meaning "bangle, bracelet, gong".
Trâm f & m Vietnamese
Vietnamese word referring to a certain species of plant.
Trami f Vietnamese
it means rose.
Trân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 珍 (trân) meaning "rare, valuable".
Tráng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 壯 (tráng) meaning "strong, robust".
Trắc f Vietnamese
Means "rosewood" in Vietnamese. This was the name of the eldest of the Trưng sisters, Vietnamese cultural heroes.
Trực m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 直 (trực) meaning "straight, direct, honest".
Trĩ f Vietnamese
Means "pheasant" in Vietnamese.
Triết m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 哲 (triết) meaning "wise, sage".
Trieu-mi m & f Vietnamese (Modern)
Means "million" in Vietnamese.
Trọng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 重 (trọng) meaning "repeat, duplicate".
Truc m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Trúc used outside of Vietnam.
Trung m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 忠 (trung) meaning "loyalty, devotion" or 中 (trung) meaning "middle".
Trường m Vietnamese
From Vietnamese 長 (trưởng) meaning "head, leader".
m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 思 (tứ) meaning "think, yearn for, hope, wish".
Tứ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 賜 (tứ) meaning "bestow, confer, grant".
Tuấn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 俊 (tuấn) meaning "handsome, talented".
Tuan m Vietnamese
Variant of Tuân used outside of Vietnam.
Tuất f Vietnamese
Means "dog" in Vietnamese.
Tước m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 爵 (tước) meaning "title, rank".
Tuệ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 慧 (tuệ) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Tùng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 松 (tùng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Tường m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 祥 (tường) meaning "good luck, good omen".
Tùy f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 隨 (tùy) meaning "follow, listen, submit".
Tuyen f Vietnamese
Means "angel" in Vietnamese. It is also a variant of Tuyến used outside of Vietnam.
Tuyet f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Tuyết used outside of Vietnam.
Tuyếtnhi f Vietnamese
Combonation of Tuyết and Nhi.
Tỵ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 巳 (tị) meaning "snake of the Chinese zodiac", also referring to the sixth Earthly Branch (9 AM to 11 AM).
Ẩu f Vietnamese
Derived from Vietnamese 嫗 (yu) which can mean "old woman, hag", "mother", "to raise, nurture" or "friendly". It is often given as the given name of the Vietnamese national hero Lady Trieu.
Ước f & m Vietnamese
Means "wish for" in Vietnamese.
Uoc f Vietnamese
Means "wishes" in Vietnamese.
Út m & f Vietnamese
Means "last, youngest" in Vietnamese.
Uyển f Vietnamese
Uyển (婉) meaning "Delicate", "multi-talented" or "gentle". It also means "graceful"
Uyên f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鴛 (uyên) meaning "male mandarin duck".
Vi f Vietnamese
Variant of Vy.
Vi f Vietnamese, Chinese
From Sino-Vietnamese 韋 (vi) meaning "Rose, Work".
m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 偉 (vĩ) meaning "great, extraordinary".
Viễn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 遠 (viễn) meaning "distant, remote, far".
Việt m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 越 (việt) meaning "Vietnam, Vietnamese", referring specifically to the Yue people.
Viet m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Việt used outside of Vietnam.
Vĩnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 永 (vĩnh) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 羽 (vũ) meaning "feather" or 武 () meaning "military, martial".
Vui f Vietnamese
From Vietnamese vui meaning "amusing", with the implied meaning "joy".
Vung f Vietnamese (Modern)
It means artistic or musical.
Vương m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 王 (vương) meaning "king".
Vượng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 旺 (vượng) meaning "prosperous, flourishing".
Vy f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 薇 (vi) meaning "fern".
Xanh m & f Vietnamese
Means "green, blue" in Vietnamese.
Xinh f Vietnamese
Means "pretty" in Vietnamese.
Xuan Mai f Vietnamese
From Vietnamese xuan, meaning "spring", and mai, meaning "flower".
Xương m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 昌 (xương) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight".
Xuyên m & f Vietnamese
From Vietnamese 川 (xuyên) meaning "river".
f & m Vietnamese
Means "meaning".
Ý f Vietnamese
Means "Italy" in Vietnamese.
Yến f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 燕 (yến) meaning "swallow (the bird)".
Yen f Vietnamese
Variant of Yên used outside of Vietnam.
Yênnhi f Vietnamese
Combonation of Yên and Nhi.
Yennhi f Vietnamese
Variant of Yênnhi outside of Vietnam among people of Vietnamese descent.
Ý Nhi f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鷾鴯 (ý nhi) meaning "swallow (bird)".