Vietnamese Names
By Nameberry
Updated Thu Nov 30 2023
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- Mai
Origin:
Japanese, French, Welsh, Vietnamese, NavajoMeaning:
"dance; May; cherry blossom; coyote"Description:
Cross-cultural winner.
- 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.
- Cai
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"feminine"Description:
Cai, as distinguished from the boys' name Kai, is international, simple, unusual.
- Long
Origin:
Chinese and VietnameseMeaning:
"dragon"Description:
An Asian name that may be thought of as an English word name, for better or worse.
- Thanh
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"bright blue; brilliant"Description:
A common Vietnamese name heard for both boys and girls in the U.S.
- Nguyen
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"sleep"Description:
One of the most familiar Vietnamese names, yet still hard on the Western tongue.
- 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.
- Cadao
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"song"Description:
Rhythmic and captivating.