Poetic, delicate, Vietnamese first names have beautiful meanings. Discover our selection of first names for girls and boys from the Asian Dragon!
Are you looking for an original idea for choosing a baby’s first name? Why not succumb to the delicate charm of a Vietnamese name for your baby? If many mixed Franco-Vietnamese couples make this choice, more and more parents are also being seduced by Vietnamese first names, even when they are not from this country. Here is our selection and our advice.
Vietnamese female names
Very many female vietnamese first names evoke flowers, nature, beauty, the universe. An entire program ! They are therefore perfect for parents who are looking for an original first name, but also one with a beautiful meaning. Here are some of these female names: Biam, Bich, Hong, Lin, Ngoc Anh, Kiêu but also Linh (“spirit”), Ngọc (which means “pearl”) or the very pretty and original Thanh, which means “delicate like paradise”.
Vietnamese male names
Vietnamese names for boys also have very beautiful sounds and beautiful meanings. Many of them can easily pronounce French, all the more reason to be tempted! One can, for example, cite Tao (“respect for parents” in Vietnamese), Anh Minh (“clarity of mind”), Anh Hao which means “hero”, Thom (“the sweet perfume”) or even Tuyen (“cloud”), Dinh and Duc, which means “passion”.
What are mixed Vietnamese names?
Many Vietnamese first names are mixed, a particularity that is also found in Korean first names. This is for example the case of first name Dao, which means “jade”, and can be worn by a boy or a girl. We can also cite Anh, An, Bình (“peaceful”), Châu (“pearl”) but also Dương (which means “light”), Hao, and again Giang, Hà (“the river”).
Vietnamese baby names with meaning
As we have seen, all Vietnamese first names have a meaning, sometimes even several. On the side of the first names of boys, we can for example quote
- Bảo which means “precious”
- Hien (“delicate”)
- Minh means “brilliant” and “intelligent”
- Nhung (“velvet”)
- Phuc (“luck”)
- Phong means “wind”
- Tuan evokes “knowledge” in Vietnamese
The prettiest Vietnamese names in three letters
Many Vietnamese first names have the particularity of being very short. All the more reason to be tempted, especially since short first names have been very popular in France for several years. There are many first names for girls and boys, which only have three letters. We can, for example, cite the female first names Lan (“the orchid”), Maï (“the apricot blossom”), Cam, Tam, Nhi or even Anh and Kim which means “gold” in Vietnamese.
As for the boys, we can also mention Pin (“faithful” and “true”), Loc (“bud”), but also Ngu or Vân which means “cloud”.