Names keep a great significance in every culture, and the Vietnamese names carry a powerful force. In the Vietnamese names, some names sound like poetry like; river (Giang) or ocean (Hai) or shining jade (Nogc Minh). They often tend to translate their names to foreigners so that they can know the meaning of their unique names. Some people also keep their names on musical instruments which hold a high cultural significance like; Moon Lute (Nguyet Cam).
Some people also keep their baby's names born during the American war for e.g., Linh (after Abe Lincoln), Red (for the communists), etc. Nguyen is one of the most common family names. This name is inspired by a Chinese surname and is the Vietnamese transliteration to "Ruan" in "Mandarin" and "Wu" in Chinese. It means a musical instrument which was rooted basically in China; it is a string instrument like a small guitar that is plucked. In English, it is pronounced as "win," it is an "N" sound that you form in your throat like in "sting" with a silent "G." It is used as both as a first name and a surname.
The reason why names carry such a high significance and power is because of the old customs, and the Vietnamese traditions claim that evil spirits tend to steal babies, mainly the good looking ones. Therefore, parents would go to lengths to make their children seem unappealing. They would call their newborns names like "ugly," or "rat" or even "shit" to trick the evil spirits into staying away for them. The Vietnamese names mostly consist of three syllables, but they may also be two or for syllables as well. The first syllable is mainly the family name or surname.
Here is a list of pretty baby names for your baby girl. Choose the best one!
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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An | The one who is gracious and satisfying | Unisex | |||
Anh | Smart, intelligent | Unisex | |||
Bao | To Order, To Bid | Unisex | |||
Binh | Vase, Jar | Unisex | |||
Duyen | A charming and graceful person | Girl | |||
Hai | Alive, The living (Islam) ocean, sea | Girl | |||
Hang | Vietnamese - Full moon angel | Girl | |||
Hien | Gentle; Nice; Quiet; Persevering | Girl | |||
Hue | Hue (Hew) and Cry; Wa | Girl | |||
Lan | From Chinesee orchide and mountain mist | Girl | |||
Thao | Respectful, obedient | Girl | |||
Thuong | One who loves tenderly | Unisex | |||
Bian | Secretive | Girl | |||
Cais | A person who rejoices | Unisex | |||
Cuc | A flower called Chysanthemum | Girl | |||
Diep | The lover of nature | Girl | |||
Ha | Kiss Of Life,Sunshine and warmth | Girl | |||
Hanh | Vietnamese - Upright; Apricot tree, happiness | Girl | |||
Hoa | A Type of Flower | Girl | |||
Huong | Vietnamese - Scent Of The Flower | Girl | |||
Huyen | Vietnamese - Jet black | Girl | |||
Khuyen | The name means To Give Advice | Unisex | |||
Kieu | Kieu means To be Pretty | Girl | |||
Lieu | A Willow Tree | Girl | |||
Linh | A soul or a spirit | Girl | |||
Minh | A bright person, intelligent one, a clever person | Unisex | |||
Ngoc | Valuable gem stone or expensive diamond. | Girl | |||
Nguyet | The goddess of moon or the lady of the new moon. | Girl | |||
Nhi | The small one or the tiny one. | Girl | |||
Nhu | Soft, mild, harmony, passive, concord. | Girl | |||
Nhung | Look a lot like velvet. | Girl | |||
Sen | Name of Lotus flower | Girl | |||
Suong | She is like a fog | Girl | |||
Tham | She who has descreet grace | Girl | |||
Thang | Victorious one | Girl | |||
Thanh | A young voice | Girl | |||
Thi | A single woman | Girl | |||
Tho | She who has a long life | Girl | |||
Ti | Common Vietnamese middle name | Girl | |||
Tien | A fairy, an angel or a spirit | Girl | |||
Trang | An intelligent or a serious person | Girl | |||
Trieu | A tide or a small wave | Unisex | |||
Trinh | One who is pure, virtuous, virgin | Girl | |||
Tuyen | Refers to archangel or messenger. | Girl | |||
Tuyet | The girl who is fair in complexion like snowflakes. | Girl | |||