Vietnamese Names for Boys

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Vietnamese Names for Boys
An: peace, peacefulness

Anh Dung: heroism, strength

Bi`nh: peace, peacefulness (also a girls name)

Bao, : protection

Ca,nh: scenery, environment, natural background in a sense of something that spreads out limitlessly, supports lives,is green and colorful with trees, grass, flowers and fruits.

Chie^'n: fight, battle, combat

Chinh: correctness, righteousness

Cu`ong: prosperous, healthy

Dac Kien: acquired view or knowledge

Da.o: religion

Danh: fame, prestige

Da.t (with a line through the D): accomplished, to attain, to achieve

De (with a line through the D): royalty

Die^`n: farm, farming

Duc: physical exercise, desire

Due: virtuous

Du~ng: heroic, heroism

Duong: positivity, virility

Ha?i: river

Ha?o: good (also a girls name)

Hien: nice, kind, gentle

Hie^' u: dutiful to parents, filial dutifulness

Ho.c: to study

Huu: "very much so". amplifies the meaning of the first name, e.g., Phuoc Huu means "one who deserves to be lucky"

Huu (hu+u~): to have, as in Huu Phuoc (to have phuoc).

Hung: prosperity

Hu`ng: heroic, heroism; also strong

Huy: sending light out, brightness

Huynh: older brother (Chinese/Vietnamese word/meaning)

Kha'n: (with raising tone) audience

Lanh: quick-minded, smart; street-smart

La`nh: peaceful

La^ n: fictitious four-legged animal with a single horn on the head

Lo.^c: luck, blessings

Minh: bright

Nguye^n: origin

Nha^t: long life

Nha^'t: number one

Phuc: luck, blessings. Southern version.

Phuoc: lucky. Northern version.

Qua^n: soldier

Quang: clear, brilliant; good reputation

Quo^'c: nation, country

Sa'ng: bright

Si~ : being a gentleman

Sinh: birth, life, blooming

So~n: mountain

Tha('ng: victory

Thanh: ear pleasing sound; delicate, of high level, also means the color of the sky; very popular name for boys

Tha`nh: achieved, accomplished

Thao: courtesy

Thi.nh: prosperity

Tho. : longevity, long living

Thu: autumn

Thua^`n: tamed

Thua^. n: conforming

To.ai: satisfied

To`an: complete

Toa'n: mathematics

Trang: decorated, honored

Trie^`u: tide

Trong Tri: not of small mind

Tro.ng: respected

Trung: central; loyalty

Tu': star, brilliant, quick-minded (can be used for both boy and girls)

Tuan: bright, smart

Tu`ng: a type of coniferous tree

Va^n: tra***ional middle name to indicate a boy.

Vie^n: (boy's name?) Completion, accomplishment & satisfaction (round, circular object)

Vie^n: (with a little dot underneath the e) Institute, palace, reference

Vi .e^t: being Vietnamese

Vu.ong: prosperous, developed

Xuan: spring

Special thanks to Patti Sheeter, Quynh-Anh Lam, Tran Anh Tu, Hong Cao, and Le Chi Thao for their contributions to this page.


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