Vietnamese Names
Browse Vietnamese names with meanings, pronunciation notes, surnames, girl names, boy names, and cultural context. This hub keeps Vietnamese family names separate from given names and links into deeper boy and female name lists for focused browsing.
Vietnamese Names List
320 Vietnamese names split by naming basics, girl names, boy names, surnames, meanings, and pronunciation notes.
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Vietnamese Naming Basics
Examples that show Vietnamese surname-first order, middle-name context, given names, tone marks, and full-name structure.
#1
Nguyễn Văn Nam
Meaning: Nguyễn family + Văn middle name + Nam given name
Pronunciation guide: ngwen van nam
Origin: Vietnamese full-name example
A practical male full-name example showing family name first, then middle name, then given name. Nam is the element normally used for address.
#2
Trần Thị Mai
Meaning: Trần family + Thị middle name + Mai given name
Pronunciation guide: chan tee my
Origin: Vietnamese full-name example
A practical female full-name example showing the traditional feminine middle-name element Thị before the given name Mai.
#3
Lê Minh Đức
Meaning: Lê family + Minh Đức personal name
Pronunciation guide: leh ming dook
Origin: Vietnamese full-name example
A male example where the personal name has two elements. Minh Đức can be read as bright virtue.
#4
Phạm Ngọc Anh
Meaning: Phạm family + Ngọc Anh personal name
Pronunciation guide: fam ngawk ang
Origin: Vietnamese full-name example
A female-leaning example where the given personal name combines jade or preciousness with Anh.
#5
Hoàng Bảo Long
Meaning: Hoàng family + Bảo Long personal name
Pronunciation guide: hwahng bow lawng
Origin: Vietnamese full-name example
A boy-name example with a two-word personal name meaning precious dragon.
#6
Bùi Thanh Tâm
Meaning: Bùi family + Thanh Tâm personal name
Pronunciation guide: bwee tanh tam
Origin: Vietnamese full-name example
A unisex-style example where Thanh Tâm can suggest a clear or pure heart.
#7
Đỗ Thu Hương
Meaning: Đỗ family + Thu Hương personal name
Pronunciation guide: daw too hwoong
Origin: Vietnamese full-name example
A female-leaning example whose personal name combines autumn and fragrance.
#8
Vũ Quang Huy
Meaning: Vũ family + Quang Huy personal name
Pronunciation guide: voo kwang hwee
Origin: Vietnamese full-name example
A male-leaning example where the personal name uses two brightness elements.
#9
Ngô Bích Ngọc
Meaning: Ngô family + Bích Ngọc personal name
Pronunciation guide: ngo bik ngawk
Origin: Vietnamese full-name example
A gem-heavy female example. Tone marks distinguish Ngọc from the unaccented Ngoc often seen in English systems.
#10
Dương Thiên Ân
Meaning: Dương family + Thiên Ân personal name
Pronunciation guide: zwong tyen un
Origin: Vietnamese full-name example
A spiritual unisex or male-leaning compound that can be read as heavenly grace.
#11
Đặng Gia Bảo
Meaning: Đặng family + Gia Bảo personal name
Pronunciation guide: dang za bow
Origin: Vietnamese full-name example
A modern male-leaning example where the personal name can be read as family treasure.
#12
Phan Yến Nhi
Meaning: Phan family + Yến Nhi personal name
Pronunciation guide: fan yen nyee
Origin: Vietnamese full-name example
A female-leaning example with bird and affectionate child-name imagery.
Vietnamese Girl Names
Female-leaning Vietnamese given names and two-word personal names, including flower, beauty, jade, virtue, and nature meanings.
#1
An
Meaning: peace; safety
Pronunciation guide: ahn
Origin: Vietnamese
A short, calm name from Sino-Vietnamese An. It can be used for girls and boys, so context matters.
#2
Anh
Meaning: flower; bright; brave, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A very flexible given-name element. It often appears in compounds such as Lan Anh or Ngọc Anh.
#3
Bảo
Meaning: treasure; jewel; protection
Pronunciation guide: bow
Origin: Vietnamese
Often written Bao without tone marks in English systems; Bảo can lean feminine or unisex depending on the full name.
#4
Bích
Meaning: bluish green; jade-like colour
Pronunciation guide: bik
Origin: Vietnamese
Usually written Bich without the Vietnamese tone mark online. The accented form Bích gives the name more useful pronunciation detail.
#5
Bình
Meaning: peaceful; level; calm
Pronunciation guide: bing
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar unisex Vietnamese name with a quiet, balanced meaning.
#6
Châu
Meaning: pearl; gem
Pronunciation guide: chow
Origin: Vietnamese
A compact name with a precious-stone meaning, often used for girls and sometimes in compounds.
#7
Chi
Meaning: branch
Pronunciation guide: chee
Origin: Vietnamese
A simple botanical name. It is short, easy to scan, and common enough to feel grounded.
#8
Diệu
Meaning: subtle; exquisite; wonderful
Pronunciation guide: zyew
Origin: Vietnamese
A refined name element often used for girls; the tone mark changes how it is pronounced.
#9
Dung
Meaning: beauty; appearance; grace
Pronunciation guide: zoong
Origin: Vietnamese
A female name in many Vietnamese contexts, though unaccented Dung can be misleading for English readers.
#10
Duyên
Meaning: charm; fate; spiritual connection
Pronunciation guide: zwen
Origin: Vietnamese
A feminine name with a romantic and spiritual meaning.
#11
Hà
Meaning: river
Pronunciation guide: hah
Origin: Vietnamese
A river name. The unaccented form Ha can hide other Vietnamese names, so the tone mark is helpful.
#12
Hạnh
Meaning: happiness; apricot; virtue
Pronunciation guide: hanh
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar name with several positive readings, including luck, favour, and virtue.
#13
Hằng
Meaning: constant; lady, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: hang
Origin: Vietnamese
Usually seen with tone marks in Vietnamese; the unaccented form loses useful detail.
#14
Hiền
Meaning: gentle; virtuous; wise
Pronunciation guide: hyen
Origin: Vietnamese
A soft virtue name that can be feminine or unisex depending on the full name.
#15
Hoa
Meaning: flower; harmony, depending on tone
Pronunciation guide: hwa
Origin: Vietnamese
One of the clearest floral Vietnamese girl names, with a separate harmony reading under a different tone.
#16
Hồng
Meaning: pink; rosy; red; great, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: hong
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar colour and nature name; the written form decides whether the meaning is red, rosy, or another character.
#17
Huệ
Meaning: grace; kindness; intelligence; tuberose
Pronunciation guide: hway
Origin: Vietnamese
A refined name with kindness, wisdom, and flower associations depending on the character.
#18
Hương
Meaning: fragrance
Pronunciation guide: hwoong
Origin: Vietnamese
A classic feminine name connected with scent, flowers, and gentle presence.
#19
Khánh
Meaning: celebration; congratulate
Pronunciation guide: khanh
Origin: Vietnamese
A celebratory name used across genders, often softened by the full name around it.
#20
Kim
Meaning: gold; metal
Pronunciation guide: kim
Origin: Vietnamese
A short precious-metal name that is familiar in Vietnamese use and easy for English speakers to read.
#21
Lan
Meaning: orchid
Pronunciation guide: lan
Origin: Vietnamese
A classic flower name, strongly feminine in many Vietnamese name contexts.
#22
Linh
Meaning: spirit; soul
Pronunciation guide: ling
Origin: Vietnamese
A widely used spiritual name element, common for girls and flexible in compounds.
#23
Mai
Meaning: apricot blossom; plum blossom
Pronunciation guide: my
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar flower name, especially associated with spring and the mai blossom.
#24
Minh
Meaning: bright; intelligent
Pronunciation guide: ming
Origin: Vietnamese
A unisex brightness name. In a female name it often appears in compounds such as Minh Anh or Ngọc Minh.
#25
Ngọc
Meaning: jade; gem; precious stone
Pronunciation guide: ngawk
Origin: Vietnamese
One of the most recognisable Vietnamese precious-stone name elements.
#26
Nhi
Meaning: child
Pronunciation guide: nyee
Origin: Vietnamese
A short, affectionate name element that appears often in modern female names.
#27
Nhung
Meaning: velvet
Pronunciation guide: nyoong
Origin: Vietnamese
A soft textile name with a gentle, elegant feel.
#28
Phương
Meaning: fragrance; direction; phoenix, depending on tone and character
Pronunciation guide: fwoong
Origin: Vietnamese
A flexible feminine name where the tone and spelling decide whether the image is fragrance or phoenix.
#29
Thanh
Meaning: pure; clear; blue-green; sound
Pronunciation guide: tanh
Origin: Vietnamese
A calm, flexible name element used across genders and in many compounds.
#30
Thảo
Meaning: grass; herb; graciousness
Pronunciation guide: tow
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar nature and grace name that works well as a female given name.
#31
Thu
Meaning: autumn
Pronunciation guide: too
Origin: Vietnamese
A concise season name, often used for girls and in longer names such as Thu Huong.
#32
Trang
Meaning: dignified; solemn; adorned
Pronunciation guide: chang
Origin: Vietnamese
A polished feminine name that can carry a composed, graceful feeling.
#33
Van
Meaning: cloud
Pronunciation guide: van
Origin: Vietnamese
A sky-image name that often appears as Van in English text and Van/Vân in Vietnamese spelling.
#34
Vy
Meaning: graceful; delicate
Pronunciation guide: vee
Origin: Vietnamese
A short modern-feeling girl name. It is easy to read but the Vietnamese tone still matters.
#35
Yến
Meaning: swallow bird
Pronunciation guide: yen
Origin: Vietnamese
A graceful bird name. The peaceful form is Yên with a different tone mark.
#36
Băng
Meaning: ice
Pronunciation guide: bang
Origin: Vietnamese
A crisp nature name from the word for ice. It is more distinctive in English-language lists.
#37
Cam
Meaning: orange fruit; contentment
Pronunciation guide: kam
Origin: Vietnamese
A warm fruit and colour-associated name with more than one possible character reading.
#38
Cúc
Meaning: chrysanthemum
Pronunciation guide: kook
Origin: Vietnamese
A flower name traditionally connected with chrysanthemum imagery.
#39
Diệp
Meaning: leaf
Pronunciation guide: zyep
Origin: Vietnamese
A compact botanical name, useful when you want something clearly nature-led.
#40
Giang
Meaning: river
Pronunciation guide: zyang
Origin: Vietnamese
A river name that can feel poetic and place-rooted.
#41
Hà Giang
Meaning: river or summer + river
Pronunciation guide: hah zyang
Origin: Vietnamese
A flowing compound built from Hà and Giang. It can also echo the Vietnamese province name Hà Giang.
#42
Hạ
Meaning: summer
Pronunciation guide: hah
Origin: Vietnamese
With this tone and character, Hạ means summer rather than river.
#43
Lâm
Meaning: forest; blue; indigo
Pronunciation guide: lam
Origin: Vietnamese
A nature and colour name used across genders.
#44
Liễu
Meaning: willow
Pronunciation guide: lyew
Origin: Vietnamese
A graceful tree name, especially useful for a soft nature section.
#45
Liên
Meaning: lotus; water lily
Pronunciation guide: lyen
Origin: Vietnamese
A classic lotus name with a gentle, elegant tone.
#46
Loan
Meaning: mythical bird
Pronunciation guide: lwan
Origin: Vietnamese
A bird name from Sino-Vietnamese tradition, more poetic than everyday animal names.
#47
Nguyệt
Meaning: moon
Pronunciation guide: ngweeyet
Origin: Vietnamese
A lunar name, often read as elegant and traditional.
#48
Oanh
Meaning: oriole bird
Pronunciation guide: wanh
Origin: Vietnamese
A bird name with a delicate sound and distinctive spelling.
#49
Phụng
Meaning: phoenix
Pronunciation guide: foong
Origin: Vietnamese
A phoenix name; it can be romanised without tone marks in English contexts.
#50
Phượng
Meaning: phoenix
Pronunciation guide: fwoong
Origin: Vietnamese
A phoenix spelling with a distinctly feminine, poetic feel.
#51
Quế
Meaning: cinnamon tree
Pronunciation guide: kweh
Origin: Vietnamese
A fragrant tree name with a clear botanical meaning.
#52
Quỳnh
Meaning: precious gem; night-blooming flower in common name style
Pronunciation guide: kween
Origin: Vietnamese
Often associated with poetic flower imagery, though character meanings vary.
#53
Thiên
Meaning: sky; heaven
Pronunciation guide: tyen
Origin: Vietnamese
A high, airy name element that can be spiritual or nature-led.
#54
Thuỷ
Meaning: water
Pronunciation guide: twee
Origin: Vietnamese
A water name that appears often in female compounds such as Thuỷ Linh.
#55
Trà
Meaning: tea
Pronunciation guide: cha
Origin: Vietnamese
A simple plant name with a calm, everyday image.
#56
Tuyết
Meaning: snow
Pronunciation guide: tweeyet
Origin: Vietnamese
A clear winter nature name, elegant and easy to explain.
#57
Xuân
Meaning: spring
Pronunciation guide: swan
Origin: Vietnamese
A season name connected with renewal and springtime.
#58
Xuyên
Meaning: stream
Pronunciation guide: swen
Origin: Vietnamese
A flowing-water name, more distinctive than Giang or Hà.
#59
Hồng Nhung
Meaning: rosy red + velvet
Pronunciation guide: hong nyoong
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar poetic compound with soft colour and texture imagery.
#60
Ngọc Lan
Meaning: jade + orchid
Pronunciation guide: ngawk lan
Origin: Vietnamese
A graceful compound combining a precious-stone element with orchid.
#61
Thanh Trúc
Meaning: clear or pure + bamboo
Pronunciation guide: tanh chook
Origin: Vietnamese
A bamboo compound with a clean, upright feeling.
#62
Thuỷ Tiên
Meaning: water + fairy or immortal
Pronunciation guide: twee tyen
Origin: Vietnamese
A poetic compound also associated with flower imagery in Vietnamese use.
#63
Tuyết Mai
Meaning: snow + apricot blossom
Pronunciation guide: tweeyet my
Origin: Vietnamese
A winter-and-flower compound with a bright literary feel.
#64
Vân Anh
Meaning: cloud + bright or flower
Pronunciation guide: van ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A sky-led compound that keeps a familiar Anh ending.
#65
Yên Nhi
Meaning: peaceful or swallow + child
Pronunciation guide: yen nyee
Origin: Vietnamese
A soft compound that can read peaceful, birdlike, or affectionate depending on spelling.
#66
An Nhiên
Meaning: peaceful and natural
Pronunciation guide: ahn nyen
Origin: Vietnamese
A modern calm compound built from peace and naturalness.
#67
Bảo An
Meaning: protected peace; precious peace
Pronunciation guide: bow ahn
Origin: Vietnamese
A gentle compound pairing treasure or protection with peace.
#68
Bình An
Meaning: peaceful and safe
Pronunciation guide: bing ahn
Origin: Vietnamese
A direct peace-name compound often understandable even to learners.
#69
Hân
Meaning: joyful
Pronunciation guide: han
Origin: Vietnamese
With the Hân spelling, this name points to joy and delight.
#70
Hoà
Meaning: harmony
Pronunciation guide: hwa
Origin: Vietnamese
Under the harmony reading, Hoà is a peaceable virtue name rather than a flower name.
#71
Lành
Meaning: good; favourable; gentle
Pronunciation guide: lanh
Origin: Vietnamese
A native Vietnamese word-name with a kind, gentle meaning.
#72
Nhàn
Meaning: leisure; calm
Pronunciation guide: nyan
Origin: Vietnamese
A quiet name element connected with calm and ease.
#73
Phúc
Meaning: blessing; good fortune
Pronunciation guide: fook
Origin: Vietnamese
A blessing name, often seen with tone marks in Vietnamese spelling.
#74
Phước
Meaning: blessing; good fortune
Pronunciation guide: fwok
Origin: Vietnamese
A variant blessing form that appears in Vietnamese names and family traditions.
#75
Tâm
Meaning: heart; soul
Pronunciation guide: tam
Origin: Vietnamese
A concise virtue name with a strong inner-life meaning.
#76
Tân
Meaning: new
Pronunciation guide: tan
Origin: Vietnamese
A fresh-start name, more meaning-led than overtly feminine.
#77
Thân
Meaning: close; dear
Pronunciation guide: tan
Origin: Vietnamese
A warm relationship name from the meaning close or dear.
#78
Thi
Meaning: poetry
Pronunciation guide: tee
Origin: Vietnamese
Thi can mean poetry when written with the poetry character.
#79
Thị
Meaning: clan; traditional feminine middle-name marker
Pronunciation guide: tee
Origin: Vietnamese
Thị is usually a middle-name element rather than the name used for address.
#80
Thục
Meaning: virtuous; gentle
Pronunciation guide: took
Origin: Vietnamese
A traditional virtue name with a gentle, cultivated meaning.
#81
Thuỳ
Meaning: gentle; drooping
Pronunciation guide: twee
Origin: Vietnamese
A softer reading of Thuỳ-style spellings can suggest gentleness.
#82
Thuỵ
Meaning: auspicious; lucky
Pronunciation guide: twee
Origin: Vietnamese
A different tone and character gives this name an auspicious meaning.
#83
Thương
Meaning: affection; love
Pronunciation guide: twong
Origin: Vietnamese
A warm emotional name element that needs tone marks for clarity.
#84
Tĩnh
Meaning: calm; quiet
Pronunciation guide: ting
Origin: Vietnamese
A composed name from calm and quiet meanings.
#85
Uyên
Meaning: deep; profound
Pronunciation guide: wen
Origin: Vietnamese
A thoughtful name with depth and intelligence associations.
#86
Vui
Meaning: joyful
Pronunciation guide: voo-ee
Origin: Vietnamese
A bright native word-name meaning joyful.
#87
Yên
Meaning: peaceful
Pronunciation guide: yen
Origin: Vietnamese
One of the clearest peace names when written with the peaceful character.
#88
Hiền Tâm
Meaning: gentle virtue + heart
Pronunciation guide: hyen tam
Origin: Vietnamese
A virtue compound that reads as gentle-hearted.
#89
Thanh Tâm
Meaning: pure or clear + heart
Pronunciation guide: tanh tam
Origin: Vietnamese
A calm compound with a clean-hearted meaning.
#90
Tú Tâm
Meaning: elegant or outstanding + heart
Pronunciation guide: too tam
Origin: Vietnamese
A composed virtue-style compound built around Tâm, heart.
#91
Cẩm Tú
Meaning: brocade; colourful beauty
Pronunciation guide: kam too
Origin: Vietnamese
A refined beauty compound often interpreted through brocade or ornate beauty.
#92
Khuê
Meaning: refined woman
Pronunciation guide: khweh
Origin: Vietnamese
A clearly feminine-leaning name element with refined, inner-room imagery.
#93
Kiều
Meaning: graceful; charming
Pronunciation guide: kyew
Origin: Vietnamese
A classic beauty name, especially familiar through Vietnamese literary associations.
#94
Lệ
Meaning: beautiful; tears, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: leh
Origin: Vietnamese
A delicate name where the chosen character affects the meaning strongly.
#95
Ly
Meaning: glass; reason; plum, depending on spelling
Pronunciation guide: lee
Origin: Vietnamese
A short name with several possible readings, including a delicate glass meaning.
#96
Mỹ
Meaning: beautiful
Pronunciation guide: mee
Origin: Vietnamese
A direct beauty name, often written My without tone marks in English systems.
#97
Nga
Meaning: beautiful; graceful woman
Pronunciation guide: nga
Origin: Vietnamese
A feminine beauty name from Sino-Vietnamese tradition.
#98
Ngà
Meaning: ivory
Pronunciation guide: nga
Origin: Vietnamese
Under a different tone, Ngà can mean ivory, giving it a precious-material feel.
#99
Ngân
Meaning: silver
Pronunciation guide: ngan
Origin: Vietnamese
A precious-metal name with a clean, bright image.
#100
Quyên
Meaning: graceful woman
Pronunciation guide: kwyen
Origin: Vietnamese
A feminine grace name, polished and literary.
#101
Thuý
Meaning: emerald
Pronunciation guide: twee
Origin: Vietnamese
With the Thuý spelling, this name points to emerald or green jade colour.
#102
Trân
Meaning: precious
Pronunciation guide: chan
Origin: Vietnamese
A precious-name element; it is distinct from the common surname Tran when tone marks are considered.
#103
Tú
Meaning: elegant; outstanding
Pronunciation guide: too
Origin: Vietnamese
A concise refinement name from the meaning elegant or outstanding.
#104
Bảo Châu
Meaning: treasure + pearl
Pronunciation guide: bow chow
Origin: Vietnamese
A gem compound with two strong precious-name elements.
#105
Bảo Ngọc
Meaning: treasure + jade
Pronunciation guide: bow ngawk
Origin: Vietnamese
A jewel-heavy compound with a clear precious-child feeling.
#106
Bích Ngọc
Meaning: bluish green + jade
Pronunciation guide: bik ngawk
Origin: Vietnamese
A colour-and-jade compound with a classic Vietnamese feel.
#107
Kim Ngân
Meaning: gold + silver
Pronunciation guide: kim ngan
Origin: Vietnamese
A bright precious-metal compound.
#108
Ngọc Bích
Meaning: jade + bluish green
Pronunciation guide: ngawk bik
Origin: Vietnamese
A gem and colour pairing that reads refined and traditional.
#109
Ngọc Diệp
Meaning: jade + leaf
Pronunciation guide: ngawk zyep
Origin: Vietnamese
A delicate compound joining gem and botanical imagery.
#110
Ngọc Linh
Meaning: jade + spirit
Pronunciation guide: ngawk ling
Origin: Vietnamese
A popular-feeling compound that combines preciousness with spirit.
#111
Ngọc Minh
Meaning: jade + bright
Pronunciation guide: ngawk ming
Origin: Vietnamese
A bright-gem compound with a polished, intelligent tone.
#112
Tuệ Anh
Meaning: wisdom + bright or flower
Pronunciation guide: tweh ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A smart, graceful compound built from wisdom and Anh.
#113
Diệu Anh
Meaning: exquisite + bright or flower
Pronunciation guide: zyew ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A refined compound where Anh supplies brightness, flower, or heroic character depending on spelling.
#114
Diệu Linh
Meaning: exquisite + spirit
Pronunciation guide: zyew ling
Origin: Vietnamese
A spiritual and elegant compound with a soft sound.
#115
Hà My
Meaning: river or summer + beautiful
Pronunciation guide: hah mee
Origin: Vietnamese
A short compound joining nature imagery with beauty.
#116
Hồng Hạnh
Meaning: rosy red + happiness or virtue
Pronunciation guide: hong hanh
Origin: Vietnamese
A warm colour-and-virtue compound.
#117
Hồng Loan
Meaning: rosy red + mythical bird
Pronunciation guide: hong lwan
Origin: Vietnamese
A dramatic poetic compound with colour and bird imagery.
#118
Khánh Linh
Meaning: celebration + spirit
Pronunciation guide: khanh ling
Origin: Vietnamese
A lively compound with celebratory and spiritual notes.
#119
Kim Chi
Meaning: gold + branch
Pronunciation guide: kim chee
Origin: Vietnamese
A compact compound that combines precious-metal and botanical imagery.
#120
Lan Anh
Meaning: orchid + bright or flower
Pronunciation guide: lan ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar feminine compound with orchid and Anh imagery.
#121
Linh Chi
Meaning: spirit + branch
Pronunciation guide: ling chee
Origin: Vietnamese
A gentle compound; Linh Chi is also familiar as a botanical phrase in Vietnamese contexts.
#122
Minh Anh
Meaning: bright + bright or flower
Pronunciation guide: ming ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A clear, modern-feeling brightness compound.
#123
Minh Châu
Meaning: bright + pearl
Pronunciation guide: ming chow
Origin: Vietnamese
A polished compound with brightness and gem imagery.
#124
Ngọc Anh
Meaning: jade + bright or flower
Pronunciation guide: ngawk ang
Origin: Vietnamese
One of the most readable jewel-and-light compounds.
#125
Ngọc Hà
Meaning: jade + river or summer
Pronunciation guide: ngawk hah
Origin: Vietnamese
A gem and nature compound with a soft ending.
#126
Ngọc Hân
Meaning: jade + joy or constancy
Pronunciation guide: ngawk han
Origin: Vietnamese
A precious compound whose second element depends on the Vietnamese spelling.
#127
Ngọc Mai
Meaning: jade + apricot blossom
Pronunciation guide: ngawk my
Origin: Vietnamese
A classic jewel-and-flower pairing.
#128
Ngọc Nhi
Meaning: jade + child
Pronunciation guide: ngawk nyee
Origin: Vietnamese
An affectionate jewel compound.
#129
Phương Anh
Meaning: fragrance or phoenix + bright or flower
Pronunciation guide: fwoong ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A flexible compound with either fragrant or phoenix-like imagery.
#130
Phương Linh
Meaning: fragrance or phoenix + spirit
Pronunciation guide: fwoong ling
Origin: Vietnamese
A graceful compound already supported by the generator preset.
#131
Quỳnh Anh
Meaning: precious gem or night flower + bright or flower
Pronunciation guide: kween ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A poetic compound that pairs Quỳnh with the flexible Anh ending.
#132
Thảo Nhi
Meaning: grass or graciousness + child
Pronunciation guide: tow nyee
Origin: Vietnamese
A gentle modern compound with an affectionate close.
#133
Thu Hà
Meaning: autumn + river or summer
Pronunciation guide: too hah
Origin: Vietnamese
A concise seasonal compound.
#134
Thu Hương
Meaning: autumn + fragrance
Pronunciation guide: too hwoong
Origin: Vietnamese
A classic-sounding compound with season and scent imagery.
#135
Thuỳ Linh
Meaning: gentle + spirit
Pronunciation guide: twee ling
Origin: Vietnamese
A poetic compound included in the generator data in unaccented form.
#136
Thuỳ Dung
Meaning: gentle + beauty or appearance
Pronunciation guide: twee zoong
Origin: Vietnamese
A soft compound whose exact reading depends on spelling and character choice.
#137
Tuyết Anh
Meaning: snow + bright or flower
Pronunciation guide: tweeyet ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A cool, clear compound with snow and light imagery.
#138
Vân Khánh
Meaning: cloud + celebration
Pronunciation guide: van khanh
Origin: Vietnamese
A sky-and-celebration compound with a lifted feel.
#139
Vy Anh
Meaning: graceful + bright or flower
Pronunciation guide: vee ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A short, modern-feeling compound.
#140
Xuân Mai
Meaning: spring + apricot blossom
Pronunciation guide: swan my
Origin: Vietnamese
A spring flower compound with a natural seasonal meaning.
#141
Yên Linh
Meaning: peaceful or swallow + spirit
Pronunciation guide: yen ling
Origin: Vietnamese
A soft, spiritual compound that depends on the exact Yên spelling.
#142
Yên Vy
Meaning: peaceful or swallow + graceful
Pronunciation guide: yen vee
Origin: Vietnamese
A compact compound with a gentle modern sound.
Vietnamese Boy Names
Male-leaning Vietnamese given names and two-word personal names, including strength, virtue, wisdom, sky, dragon, and achievement meanings.
#1
An
Meaning: peace; safety
Pronunciation guide: ahn
Origin: Vietnamese
A short calm name from Sino-Vietnamese An. It is unisex, so a full Vietnamese name or middle name often clarifies gender.
#2
Anh
Meaning: hero; elite; bright, depending on spelling
Pronunciation guide: ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A flexible and familiar name element. In boy names it can suggest heroic or elite qualities, but tone marks and character choice matter.
#3
Bảo
Meaning: treasure; jewel; protection
Pronunciation guide: bow
Origin: Vietnamese
Often written Bao without tone marks online. It can be male or unisex and appears often in compounds such as Gia Bảo or Quốc Bảo.
#4
Bình
Meaning: peaceful; level; calm
Pronunciation guide: bing
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar unisex Vietnamese name with a balanced, quiet meaning.
#5
Bửu
Meaning: precious
Pronunciation guide: boo
Origin: Vietnamese
A precious-name element, often seen in southern or older-style Vietnamese naming.
#6
Cao
Meaning: high; tall
Pronunciation guide: kow
Origin: Vietnamese
A concise height and elevation name. It can also be a family name, so context matters.
#7
Châu
Meaning: pearl; gem
Pronunciation guide: chow
Origin: Vietnamese
A compact precious-stone name that can be unisex, especially in compounds.
#8
Công
Meaning: fair; public; equitable
Pronunciation guide: kong
Origin: Vietnamese
A masculine-leaning virtue name connected with fairness and public duty.
#9
Đạt
Meaning: achieve; attain
Pronunciation guide: dat
Origin: Vietnamese
A direct achievement name, useful for a boy name with an ambitious meaning.
#10
Đình
Meaning: court; palace; settled, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: ding
Origin: Vietnamese
A traditional-feeling male name element. It can point to a courtyard, court, or settled quality depending on the character.
#11
Đức
Meaning: virtue; morality
Pronunciation guide: dook
Origin: Vietnamese
One of the clearest Vietnamese virtue names for boys and a strong anchor for compounds such as Minh Đức.
#12
Dũng
Meaning: brave; courageous
Pronunciation guide: zoong
Origin: Vietnamese
A masculine courage name. Without tone marks, Dung can be confused with other Vietnamese names.
#13
Dương
Meaning: male; sun; ocean; poplar, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: zwong
Origin: Vietnamese
A flexible name element; in boy names it often carries bright, strong, or yang-style associations.
#14
Duy
Meaning: maintain; preserve
Pronunciation guide: zwee
Origin: Vietnamese
A concise male-leaning name connected with continuity and keeping something intact.
#15
Gia
Meaning: family; home; good, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: za
Origin: Vietnamese
Often used as the first element in modern compound names such as Gia Bảo and Gia Huy.
#16
Hải
Meaning: sea; ocean
Pronunciation guide: hy
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar nature name for boys, often used in compounds such as Hải Đăng.
#17
Hào
Meaning: heroic; generous
Pronunciation guide: how
Origin: Vietnamese
A strong and expansive name element with heroic and generous readings.
#18
Hiếu
Meaning: filial piety
Pronunciation guide: hyew
Origin: Vietnamese
A family-virtue name connected with respect and care for parents and elders.
#19
Hoàng
Meaning: yellow; golden; royal, depending on use
Pronunciation guide: hwahng
Origin: Vietnamese
A golden or royal-feeling name element. It can also be a family name, so the full name matters.
#20
Hùng
Meaning: brave; heroic; manly
Pronunciation guide: hoong
Origin: Vietnamese
A classic strength name, especially useful for heroic or resolute boy-name meanings.
#21
Huy
Meaning: brightness; splendour
Pronunciation guide: hwee
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar bright-name element that works well alone or in compounds such as Quang Huy.
#22
Khang
Meaning: peaceful; healthy; secure
Pronunciation guide: khang
Origin: Vietnamese
A modern-friendly boy name with health and stability associations.
#23
Khánh
Meaning: celebration; congratulate
Pronunciation guide: khanh
Origin: Vietnamese
A celebratory unisex element that can lean male or female depending on the rest of the name.
#24
Khoa
Meaning: science; discipline; branch of study
Pronunciation guide: khwa
Origin: Vietnamese
A study and learning name, common enough to feel grounded but still distinctive in English.
#25
Lâm
Meaning: forest; blue; indigo, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: lam
Origin: Vietnamese
A nature and colour name used for boys and sometimes across genders.
#26
Linh
Meaning: spirit; soul; lead, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: ling
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar Vietnamese name element that is often unisex. In boy names, the surrounding compound usually clarifies the feel.
#27
Long
Meaning: dragon
Pronunciation guide: lawng
Origin: Vietnamese
A clear dragon name, traditionally strong and auspicious in a Sino-Vietnamese naming context.
#28
Luân
Meaning: ethics; cycle
Pronunciation guide: lwan
Origin: Vietnamese
A thoughtful name element connected with moral order or cycles.
#29
Minh
Meaning: bright; intelligent
Pronunciation guide: ming
Origin: Vietnamese
A very familiar unisex Vietnamese name element. In boy names it often pairs with Đức, Khang, Quân, or Trí.
#30
Nam
Meaning: south
Pronunciation guide: nam
Origin: Vietnamese
A concise male name with a geographical meaning. It is also part of Việt Nam.
#31
Chí
Meaning: will; spirit
Pronunciation guide: chee
Origin: Vietnamese
A determination name, familiar through Hồ Chí Minh as an adopted name element.
#32
Chiến
Meaning: battle; war
Pronunciation guide: chyen
Origin: Vietnamese
A direct martial name, stronger and more combative than most virtue names.
#33
Cường
Meaning: strong
Pronunciation guide: kwong
Origin: Vietnamese
One of the most direct Vietnamese boy names for strength.
#34
Giáp
Meaning: armour; first rank
Pronunciation guide: zap
Origin: Vietnamese
A protective and ranked name element, also connected with the old heavenly-stem calendar system.
#35
Hạo
Meaning: vast; grand
Pronunciation guide: how
Origin: Vietnamese
A big-sky, expansive name element, distinct from Hào by tone and character.
#36
Hiệp
Meaning: cooperate; unite
Pronunciation guide: hyep
Origin: Vietnamese
A name with alliance and cooperation meanings rather than raw strength.
#37
Huân
Meaning: merit; achievement
Pronunciation guide: hwan
Origin: Vietnamese
A name connected with achievement, service, and earned distinction.
#38
Kiên
Meaning: firm; resolute
Pronunciation guide: kyen
Origin: Vietnamese
A steady strength name, useful where you want persistence rather than aggression.
#39
Kiếm
Meaning: sword
Pronunciation guide: kyem
Origin: Vietnamese
A sharp martial name. It is distinctive and should be used with care in realistic naming.
#40
Kỳ
Meaning: outstanding; unusual
Pronunciation guide: kee
Origin: Vietnamese
A name element that can suggest distinction or unusual talent.
#41
Lập
Meaning: establish; stand
Pronunciation guide: lap
Origin: Vietnamese
A founding and independence name, strong in a quiet, practical way.
#42
Lĩnh
Meaning: lead; domain
Pronunciation guide: ling
Origin: Vietnamese
A leadership name element with a different tone from Linh.
#43
Lợi
Meaning: benefit; advantage
Pronunciation guide: loy
Origin: Vietnamese
A success and advantage name element.
#44
Quân
Meaning: army
Pronunciation guide: kwan
Origin: Vietnamese
A masculine military-name element. In modern compounds it can feel strong without necessarily sounding aggressive.
#45
Quyền
Meaning: power; authority
Pronunciation guide: kwyen
Origin: Vietnamese
A direct authority name, stronger than many softer virtue names.
#46
Thắng
Meaning: victory
Pronunciation guide: tang
Origin: Vietnamese
A victory name with a clear achievement meaning.
#47
Thành
Meaning: complete; succeed; city, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: tang
Origin: Vietnamese
A success or completion name that also appears in compounds and place names.
#48
Thịnh
Meaning: prosperous; flourishing
Pronunciation guide: ting
Origin: Vietnamese
A prosperity name, useful for a boy-name meaning tied to growth and success.
#49
Tiến
Meaning: advance; progress
Pronunciation guide: tyen
Origin: Vietnamese
A forward-looking name connected with progress.
#50
Toàn
Meaning: complete; whole
Pronunciation guide: twan
Origin: Vietnamese
A completeness name that feels steady and rounded.
#51
Trọng
Meaning: important; weighty
Pronunciation guide: chawng
Origin: Vietnamese
A serious name element connected with importance and substance.
#52
Trường
Meaning: long; lasting
Pronunciation guide: chwong
Origin: Vietnamese
A longevity and endurance name, also seen as a surname and place-name element.
#53
Vĩ
Meaning: great
Pronunciation guide: vee
Origin: Vietnamese
A concise greatness name from Sino-Vietnamese Vĩ.
#54
Vinh
Meaning: glory; honour
Pronunciation guide: ving
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar honour name, often read as dignified and aspirational.
#55
Vượng
Meaning: prosperous
Pronunciation guide: vwong
Origin: Vietnamese
A prosperity name with a strong, thriving meaning.
#56
Vương
Meaning: king
Pronunciation guide: vwong
Origin: Vietnamese
A royal-name element. It is also a surname, so full-name placement matters.
#57
Ân
Meaning: gratitude; grace
Pronunciation guide: un
Origin: Vietnamese
A concise gratitude name that can work across genders but reads well in male compounds such as Thiên Ân.
#58
Cần
Meaning: diligent
Pronunciation guide: kun
Origin: Vietnamese
A work-ethic name from the meaning diligent.
#59
Chương
Meaning: chapter; order
Pronunciation guide: chwong
Origin: Vietnamese
A structured, literary name element.
#60
Hiền
Meaning: gentle; virtuous; wise
Pronunciation guide: hyen
Origin: Vietnamese
A virtue name that can be unisex, with a softer meaning than Đức or Dũng.
#61
Hiến
Meaning: offer; dedicate
Pronunciation guide: hyen
Origin: Vietnamese
A service and dedication name with a more formal feel.
#62
Hữu
Meaning: to have; friend; companion
Pronunciation guide: hyoo
Origin: Vietnamese
Often used as a masculine middle or compound element, especially with virtue or blessing names.
#63
Khiêm
Meaning: modest
Pronunciation guide: khyem
Origin: Vietnamese
A humility name and one of the clearest Vietnamese boy names for modest character.
#64
Lí
Meaning: reason; principle
Pronunciation guide: lee
Origin: Vietnamese
A reason and principle name; Lý is also a well-known Vietnamese surname, so spelling and placement matter.
#65
Luận
Meaning: discuss; theory
Pronunciation guide: lwan
Origin: Vietnamese
A scholarly name connected with reasoning and discussion.
#66
Nghĩa
Meaning: righteousness; meaning
Pronunciation guide: ngia
Origin: Vietnamese
A moral name connected with justice, duty, and meaning.
#67
Nguyên
Meaning: original; first
Pronunciation guide: ngwen
Origin: Vietnamese
A male name from the meaning original or first. It is distinct from Nguyễn, the very common surname.
#68
Nhân
Meaning: benevolence; compassion
Pronunciation guide: nyan
Origin: Vietnamese
A humane virtue name, used for boys and girls depending on the full name.
#69
Phúc
Meaning: happiness; blessing; good fortune
Pronunciation guide: fook
Origin: Vietnamese
A blessing name used for boys and girls, with a particularly strong role in Vietnamese compounds.
#70
Phước
Meaning: blessing; good fortune
Pronunciation guide: fwok
Origin: Vietnamese
A southern Vietnamese variant related to Phúc, useful when regional flavour matters.
#71
Quý
Meaning: precious; noble
Pronunciation guide: kwee
Origin: Vietnamese
A noble and valuable name element, flexible across genders.
#72
Sĩ
Meaning: scholar; gentleman
Pronunciation guide: see
Origin: Vietnamese
A scholar-gentleman name, more traditional and formal in tone.
#73
Tài
Meaning: talent; ability
Pronunciation guide: ty
Origin: Vietnamese
A direct talent name, usually read as aspirational.
#74
Tâm
Meaning: heart; soul
Pronunciation guide: tam
Origin: Vietnamese
A concise inner-character name used across genders.
#75
Thọ
Meaning: longevity
Pronunciation guide: taw
Origin: Vietnamese
A traditional longevity name with an auspicious meaning.
#76
Thiệu
Meaning: continue; inherit
Pronunciation guide: tyew
Origin: Vietnamese
A heritage and continuation name, more formal than everyday modern choices.
#77
Triết
Meaning: philosophy
Pronunciation guide: tryet
Origin: Vietnamese
A clear wisdom name for a boy, especially suitable for an intellectual or thoughtful character.
#78
Trí
Meaning: wisdom; intellect
Pronunciation guide: chee
Origin: Vietnamese
A direct wisdom name and a useful companion to Minh in compounds.
#79
Trung
Meaning: loyal; middle, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: choong
Origin: Vietnamese
A loyalty name in many contexts, though the exact meaning depends on the chosen character.
#80
Tuấn
Meaning: handsome; talented
Pronunciation guide: twan
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar male name with talent and handsome associations.
#81
Tuệ
Meaning: wisdom
Pronunciation guide: tweh
Origin: Vietnamese
A wisdom name that can be unisex and refined.
#82
Văn
Meaning: literature; culture
Pronunciation guide: van
Origin: Vietnamese
A classic masculine middle-name element and a culture/literature name.
#83
Bảo Long
Meaning: precious dragon
Pronunciation guide: bow lawng
Origin: Vietnamese
A strong compound pairing treasure or protection with dragon imagery.
#84
Dần
Meaning: tiger zodiac sign
Pronunciation guide: zun
Origin: Vietnamese
A zodiac-based male name element. It is more specialist than most everyday name choices.
#85
Giang
Meaning: river
Pronunciation guide: zyang
Origin: Vietnamese
A river name used across genders; in boy names it can feel calm and place-rooted.
#86
Hải Đăng
Meaning: sea + lamp; lighthouse
Pronunciation guide: hy dang
Origin: Vietnamese
A vivid sea-and-light compound, often understood as lighthouse imagery.
#87
Hải Nam
Meaning: sea + south
Pronunciation guide: hy nam
Origin: Vietnamese
A broad, geographical compound with ocean and southern imagery.
#88
Hoàng Long
Meaning: golden dragon
Pronunciation guide: hwahng lawng
Origin: Vietnamese
A strong dragon compound with a golden or royal first element.
#89
Lục
Meaning: land; continent; green, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: look
Origin: Vietnamese
A nature and earth-colour name element with several possible readings.
#90
Nam Hải
Meaning: south + sea
Pronunciation guide: nam hy
Origin: Vietnamese
A geographical compound with a strong oceanic image.
#91
Nhật
Meaning: sun; day; first, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: nyat
Origin: Vietnamese
A sun and day name; the exact meaning depends on tone and character.
#92
Nhật Minh
Meaning: sun-bright; day-bright
Pronunciation guide: nyat ming
Origin: Vietnamese
A clear light compound, useful for a bright and modern boy name.
#93
Phong
Meaning: wind
Pronunciation guide: fawng
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar male nature name from wind.
#94
Sơn
Meaning: mountain
Pronunciation guide: son
Origin: Vietnamese
A direct mountain name, often strong and grounded.
#95
Sơn Tùng
Meaning: mountain + pine
Pronunciation guide: son toong
Origin: Vietnamese
A nature compound with mountain and pine imagery.
#96
Thạch
Meaning: stone
Pronunciation guide: tak
Origin: Vietnamese
A stone name, solid and distinctive.
#97
Thiên
Meaning: sky; heaven
Pronunciation guide: tyen
Origin: Vietnamese
A sky and heaven name, common in spiritual or modern compounds.
#98
Thiên Ân
Meaning: heaven + grace
Pronunciation guide: tyen un
Origin: Vietnamese
A spiritual compound often read as heavenly grace.
#99
Thiên Phúc
Meaning: heaven + blessing
Pronunciation guide: tyen fook
Origin: Vietnamese
A blessing compound with a sky or heaven first element.
#100
Thìn
Meaning: dragon zodiac sign
Pronunciation guide: tin
Origin: Vietnamese
A zodiac dragon-hour name, more traditional and specialist than Long.
#101
Thuỷ
Meaning: water
Pronunciation guide: twee
Origin: Vietnamese
A water name. It is seen across genders, though many modern compounds will clarify gender.
#102
Tùng
Meaning: pine tree
Pronunciation guide: toong
Origin: Vietnamese
A pine-tree name suggesting endurance and uprightness.
#103
Vũ
Meaning: martial; rain; dance, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: voo
Origin: Vietnamese
A compact male name and surname element; the written character changes the image strongly.
#104
Xuân
Meaning: spring
Pronunciation guide: swan
Origin: Vietnamese
A season name used across genders. In boy names it often appears with a masculine middle or compound element.
#105
Xuân Trường
Meaning: spring + long-lasting
Pronunciation guide: swan chwong
Origin: Vietnamese
A season-and-endurance compound with a poetic feel.
#106
Xuyên
Meaning: stream
Pronunciation guide: swen
Origin: Vietnamese
A flowing-water name, more distinctive than Hải or Giang.
#107
Anh Dũng
Meaning: heroic courage
Pronunciation guide: ang zoong
Origin: Vietnamese
A direct strong compound, pairing Anh with bravery.
#108
Bảo An
Meaning: protected peace; precious peace
Pronunciation guide: bow ahn
Origin: Vietnamese
A calm compound that can work for boys or girls depending on the full name.
#109
Đăng Khoa
Meaning: lamp or rise + study discipline
Pronunciation guide: dang khwa
Origin: Vietnamese
A scholarly modern-feeling compound with light and study associations.
#110
Đức Anh
Meaning: virtue + heroic or bright
Pronunciation guide: dook ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar-style compound joining virtue with the flexible Anh element.
#111
Đức Huy
Meaning: virtue + splendour
Pronunciation guide: dook hwee
Origin: Vietnamese
A bright virtue compound with a polished masculine feel.
#112
Gia Bảo
Meaning: family treasure
Pronunciation guide: za bow
Origin: Vietnamese
A family-and-treasure compound that feels natural in modern Vietnamese boy-name style.
#113
Gia Huy
Meaning: family splendour
Pronunciation guide: za hwee
Origin: Vietnamese
A modern-friendly compound built from family and brightness.
#114
Hữu Phúc
Meaning: having blessing; friendly blessing
Pronunciation guide: hyoo fook
Origin: Vietnamese
A blessing compound using Hữu as a masculine-leaning element.
#115
Khôi Nguyên
Meaning: handsome or grand + original
Pronunciation guide: khoy ngwen
Origin: Vietnamese
A polished compound; exact meaning depends on the chosen Khôi character.
#116
Minh Anh
Meaning: bright + heroic or bright
Pronunciation guide: ming ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A brightness compound that can be unisex, but works well for boys with male context.
#117
Minh Đức
Meaning: bright virtue
Pronunciation guide: ming dook
Origin: Vietnamese
A strong virtue-and-intelligence compound.
#118
Minh Huy
Meaning: bright splendour
Pronunciation guide: ming hwee
Origin: Vietnamese
A light-heavy compound with a clean modern sound.
#119
Minh Khang
Meaning: bright and healthy
Pronunciation guide: ming khang
Origin: Vietnamese
A modern compound with intelligence and wellbeing associations.
#120
Minh Khôi
Meaning: bright and handsome or grand
Pronunciation guide: ming khoy
Origin: Vietnamese
A polished name where Khôi needs character confirmation for the exact meaning.
#121
Minh Quân
Meaning: bright army or clear leader-style name
Pronunciation guide: ming kwan
Origin: Vietnamese
A modern masculine compound that pairs brightness with a strong Quân element.
#122
Minh Trí
Meaning: bright wisdom
Pronunciation guide: ming chee
Origin: Vietnamese
A direct intelligence compound.
#123
Nam Khánh
Meaning: south + celebration
Pronunciation guide: nam khanh
Origin: Vietnamese
A celebratory compound with a concise masculine first element.
#124
Ngọc Sơn
Meaning: jade + mountain
Pronunciation guide: ngawk son
Origin: Vietnamese
A precious-and-nature compound with a grounded feel.
#125
Phúc Khang
Meaning: blessing + health or peace
Pronunciation guide: fook khang
Origin: Vietnamese
A positive compound joining blessing and wellbeing.
#126
Quang Huy
Meaning: clear brightness; radiant splendour
Pronunciation guide: kwang hwee
Origin: Vietnamese
A bright compound built from two light-related elements.
#127
Quốc Bảo
Meaning: national treasure
Pronunciation guide: kwok bow
Origin: Vietnamese
A dignified compound joining country and treasure.
#128
Quốc Huy
Meaning: country + splendour
Pronunciation guide: kwok hwee
Origin: Vietnamese
A patriotic-sounding brightness compound.
#129
Tấn Phát
Meaning: advance + develop
Pronunciation guide: tun fat
Origin: Vietnamese
A growth and progress compound, modern and aspirational.
#130
Thành Công
Meaning: success
Pronunciation guide: tang kong
Origin: Vietnamese
A very direct success compound. In realistic naming, check how literal you want the name to feel.
#131
Tuấn Anh
Meaning: talented or handsome + heroic or bright
Pronunciation guide: twan ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A familiar masculine compound with talent and bright-heroic associations.
#132
Việt Anh
Meaning: Vietnamese + heroic or bright
Pronunciation guide: vyet ang
Origin: Vietnamese
A national and bright-heroic compound with a modern feel.
#133
Việt Hoàng
Meaning: Vietnamese + golden or royal
Pronunciation guide: vyet hwahng
Origin: Vietnamese
A dignified compound pairing Việt with a golden or royal-feeling element.
#134
Vinh Quang
Meaning: glory + bright
Pronunciation guide: ving kwang
Origin: Vietnamese
A radiant honour compound.
#135
Xuân Bách
Meaning: spring + cypress or evergreen
Pronunciation guide: swan bak
Origin: Vietnamese
A spring-and-tree compound with renewal and endurance imagery.
#136
Xuân Khang
Meaning: spring + health or peace
Pronunciation guide: swan khang
Origin: Vietnamese
A fresh, positive compound with season and wellbeing meanings.
Vietnamese Surnames
Vietnamese family names shown separately from given names, because Vietnamese full names normally place the family name first.
#1
Nguyễn
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: ngwen
Origin: Vietnamese surname
The most recognisable Vietnamese surname in English contexts. It should be treated as a family name, not a given name.
#2
Trần
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: chan
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A major Vietnamese family name often written Tran without tone marks.
#3
Lê
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: leh
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A very common Vietnamese surname. The diacritic helps separate it from the plain English word le.
#4
Phạm
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: fam
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A common family name, usually romanised Pham in English-only systems.
#5
Hoàng
Meaning: yellow; golden; royal, depending on character history
Pronunciation guide: hwahng
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A common family name and also a name element. Family-name placement decides how it is being used.
#6
Huỳnh
Meaning: regional family-name form related to Hoàng
Pronunciation guide: hween
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A southern Vietnamese surname form often treated as related to Hoàng in origin.
#7
Phan
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: fan
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A common surname that should not be confused with a given-name element.
#8
Vũ
Meaning: martial; rain; dance, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: voo
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A compact family name that can also appear as a given-name element with different readings.
#9
Võ
Meaning: martial; military
Pronunciation guide: vaw
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A surname often romanised Vo without tone marks. It is distinct from Vũ in Vietnamese spelling.
#10
Đặng
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: dang
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A common family name usually written Dang in unaccented English text.
#11
Bùi
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: bwee
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A frequent surname that needs the tone mark for more useful pronunciation guidance.
#12
Đỗ
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: daw
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A short family name often written Do without tone marks, which can hide pronunciation and meaning.
#13
Hồ
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: haw
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A known family name, also familiar internationally through Hồ Chí Minh.
#14
Ngô
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: ngo
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A compact surname; the diacritic separates it from plain Ngo in English systems.
#15
Dương
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: zwong
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A surname and name element with several possible character readings, including sun, ocean, or poplar.
#16
Lý
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: lee
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A Vietnamese surname also associated with the historic Lý dynasty.
#17
Đinh
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: ding
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A family name and historic dynastic name in Vietnam.
#18
Đoàn
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: dwan
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A common family name; unaccented Doan loses useful tone information.
#19
Trương
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: chwong
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A surname and name element; full-name position tells you which role it has.
#20
Lâm
Meaning: forest; grove, depending on character
Pronunciation guide: lam
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A surname that can also appear as a given-name element meaning forest or blue/indigo depending on character.
#21
Mai
Meaning: apricot blossom; plum blossom
Pronunciation guide: my
Origin: Vietnamese surname
Mai can be a surname or a feminine given name. Family-name position matters.
#22
Trịnh
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: ching
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A historic and common family name, distinct from Trinh as an unaccented given-name spelling.
#23
Đào
Meaning: peach; common family name
Pronunciation guide: dow
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A surname with a peach reading in Sino-Vietnamese contexts, also used in names.
#24
Cao
Meaning: high; tall
Pronunciation guide: kow
Origin: Vietnamese surname
Cao can be a family name or given-name element, so order is important.
#25
Tạ
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: tah
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A short surname often written Ta in English-only systems.
#26
Hà
Meaning: river
Pronunciation guide: hah
Origin: Vietnamese surname
Hà can be a surname or given name. Tone marks and position clarify the role.
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Tô
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: toh
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A short family name that needs tone marks to avoid ambiguity.
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Phùng
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: foong
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A common surname, usually romanised Phung without tone marks.
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Tăng
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: tung
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A family name that is easy to misread without tone marks.
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Lương
Meaning: common Vietnamese family name
Pronunciation guide: lwong
Origin: Vietnamese surname
A surname and name element whose exact meaning depends on the character and context.
How To Use Vietnamese Names Accurately
Vietnamese names need tone marks and name-order context. A full Vietnamese name usually places the family name first, then the middle name, then the given name, while many personal names can be one or two words long. Use this list for browsing, then open the Vietnamese name generator when you want a fresh set to compare and save.
Name order
Vietnamese full names normally use family name, middle name, then given name. In English contexts the order may be adjusted, so check whether a name is being shown in Vietnamese or Western order.
Tone marks
Tone marks are not decoration. Dũng, Dung, Dương, Hoa, Hoà, Yên, and Yến can point to different names and meanings, so this page keeps the marked forms where they matter.
Gender nuance
Some Vietnamese name elements lean feminine or masculine, while others are unisex. Middle names such as Thị or Văn and the full personal-name compound often clarify gender.
For a baby
Treat the list as research rather than final authority. For real-life naming, check tone marks, family name pairing, regional preference, and the full Vietnamese spelling with fluent speakers or family context.
For a character
Decide whether you need a full-name structure such as Nguyễn Văn Nam, a single given name such as Mai or Long, or a two-word personal name such as Minh Đức or Ngọc Anh. The name order changes how natural the result feels.
For pronunciation
The pronunciation guide is only a practical English approximation. Vietnamese tones and regional pronunciation need native-speaker checking when the name will be spoken publicly.
For nearby lists
For focused browsing, use the deeper Vietnamese female names, Vietnamese boy names, and Vietnamese surnames lists. If you are comparing nearby surname-first systems, the Chinese names and Korean names hubs are useful contrasts.
FAQ
How do Vietnamese names work?
Vietnamese full names normally put the family name first, followed by a middle name and then the given name or two-word personal name. Nguyễn Văn Nam is Nguyen-family plus Văn plus Nam, while Trần Thị Mai is Tran-family plus Thị plus Mai.
What are common Vietnamese names?
Familiar Vietnamese given-name elements include Anh, An, Bảo, Bình, Đức, Dũng, Huy, Lan, Linh, Mai, Minh, Ngọc, Phúc, Quang, Thanh, Thảo, Tuấn, and Yến. Common family names include Nguyễn, Trần, Lê, Phạm, Hoàng, Phan, Vũ, Võ, Đặng, Bùi, and Đỗ.
Do Vietnamese tone marks matter?
Yes. Tone marks are part of Vietnamese spelling and can change pronunciation and meaning. Dũng, Dung, Dương, Duy, Hoa, Hoà, Yên, and Yến should not be treated as interchangeable plain-text variants.
Are Vietnamese surnames used first or last?
In Vietnamese order, the surname or family name comes first. In English contexts the order may sometimes be reversed, so it is worth checking whether a name is being shown in Vietnamese order or Western order.
Are Vietnamese names gendered?
Some Vietnamese name elements lean feminine or masculine, but many are flexible across genders. Middle names such as Thị or Văn and the full personal-name compound often clarify the intended gender context.
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