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233 Poetic Vietnamese Baby Names (Poetic & Meaningful)

Browse 260 Vietnamese baby names with full meanings, cultural context, and pronunciation.

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Vietnamese names are traditionally ordered family name, middle name, given name — reversed from Western order
The middle name often signals gender or generation within a family
Many given names carry direct nature or virtue meanings
Tone marks change a Vietnamese name's meaning entirely — pronunciation matters

Vietnamese Girl Names

97 girl names of Vietnamese origin — showing top 97

Anhthu

Vietnamese

Baotran

dragon from the mountain

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day

Vietnamese

Gift of God

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gracious; elegant

moon or bright

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Gently or softly

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Golden, precious

Vietnamese

Precious gem

Forest

Precious jade

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Feminine, gentle

Bell, sound

a beautiful girl

beautiful

Bright and intelligent

Maian

an idle person, someone who is beautiful

Mailinh

Vietnamese

Myhanh

Vietnamese

Mui

meaning 'plum' or 'beautiful'

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Beautiful jade

beautiful, delicate

Eternal, everlasting

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fragrant phoenix

Beautiful flower

Bright and clear.

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gem, jade

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Precious

A name that often symbolizes grace and tenderness.

Nhu

Gentle, soft

Nhien

Meaning 'gentle' or 'peaceful'.

Ngan

a title meaning 'obedient', 'gentle' or 'fragrant'

gift from God

dear

Daisy flower

Vietnamese

a name commonly associated with a soft, gentle person, often translated as silky or soft

Ngocanh

precious jade

Oanh

Songbird

Phuonganh

Phương: direction, side; Anh: hero, brother.

Phuongvy

Fragrance (Phương) and elegance or beauty (Vy)

Phoung

fragrant flower

Quynh

Night-blooming flower

Quynhanh

the beautiful spring

Quyen

The one who is gentle or peaceful

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dew, mist

Precious, valuable

purity, truth

Vietnamese

Meaning 'to choose', 'pick', 'decide', or 'select'.

Thaily

Little girl, princess

Trang

a name often meaning 'beautiful' or 'pure'

Thuhuong

fragrance or sweet scent

Thuthuy

Leader

Tuongvi

elegant and beautiful

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water

young

a name often associated with a person who is gentle and kind.

ThanhTruc

Pure and honest bamboo

heavenly gold

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Water Moon

beautiful, elegant

Snow lily

meaning 'peaceful' or 'calm'

Thuyvi

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Thuytien

Water Jasmine

Thuyvy

derived from 'Thủy', meaning 'water' and 'Vỹ', meaning 'great'

Tuyetnhi

misty pearl

Trany

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Thoa

Means 'a gentle and graceful woman'.

Uyen

Meaning 'peaceful' or 'quiet'.

Vananh

A leaf or foliage

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Vung

a term for a person's spirit or essence

strength

Spring

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Silver

Vietnamese

A beautiful flower

Vietnamese Boy Names

118 boy names of Vietnamese origin — showing top 118

Anhtuan

Peaceful and calm

Binh

peaceful, gentle

Bun

to be kind or gentle; close friend

to be, existence

Canh

The name means 'peaceful' or 'tranquil'.

Chien

Dog.

Cung

prosperous

Chanh

to shine, bright star

Chuong

A name meaning 'to be grand' or 'prosperous'.

swift

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strong, vigor

To preserve, to maintain

Virtuous or moral

Large or great

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The one who brings prosperity

Danh

Virtuous

Duong

Vietnamese

from

Dinh

meaning 'to keep' or 'steady'.

Dat

to achieve, to be successful

Dzuy

The one who is skilled or able.

Fon

to bloom or to prosper

Giam

Variant of the name Giám, meaning 'the leader' or 'to manage'

Hung

brave, heroic, strong

Huỳnh

descendant of an ancient noble family

Hieu

to endure

Hoang

Flourishing

Huynh

a common surname meaning 'descendant of a learned person'.

Huy

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Peace, river or lake

Hiep

to unite, harmony

Hing

a type of herb, or a sound made when expressing surprise.

Hoan

good

Hoai

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Khai

pertaining to victory

Kevinkhang

Vietnamese

Khoi

Meaning 'the water lily'.

Koy

the name means 'girl' or 'young woman'

knowledgeable

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morning; dawn

a leaf

strong, healthy, or intelligent

wisdom, intelligence

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knowledge, science

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A name implying strength and leadership

Khang

strong

Lam

A name meaning 'forest'.

LeQuan

Meaning 'spring garden'.

Loc

meaning 'to stand or rise'

Liem

A traditional Vietnamese name often associated with strength and resilience.

Luu

To be skillful or proficient.

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literary

A combination name, where 'Minh' means 'bright' or 'intelligent' and 'Tri' means 'wisdom'.

Bright, intelligent

Strong, powerful

Conquer or win

meaning, righteous

Angelic or heavenly

calm, peaceful

Deity, God

a term of endearment or a diminutive form

Nam

man, male, or brave

Nhat

the first

Nhoa

peaceful, calm

a place where water gathers

Phi

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Phuc

happiness, good fortune

Phuoc

Blessing or good fortune.

calm; serene

Prosperous

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clear

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To harvest or gather

Sinh means 'to be born'.

Sao

meaning 'to shine' or 'to rise'

descendant

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to return or to come back

Tuan

suitable, proper

Than

The name means 'brave' or 'heroic'.

Thong

to bring or lead

Tho

The dawn, morning light

Tinh

Means 'clear, bright' or 'intelligent'.

Sky

stability, solid

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Additionally or added

Thien

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Thang

to rise, to succeed

100

Tin

iron

101

Thaison

The one who brings peace and harmony.

102

Toan

Complete or accomplished

103

Thanhphong

The name combines 'Thanh' meaning 'pure' or 'clear' and 'Phong' which means 'wind' or 'breeze'.

104

Thienlong

dragon from heaven

105

Trong

inherent, deep

106

Thuan

Gentle, peaceful

107

Trai

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108

Tri

Three

109

Thinh

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110

Ton

brave

111

brave, wise

112

Viet

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113

Vong

Surprising, unexpected

114

A common Vietnamese name that can mean 'knowledge' or 'to carry'

115

Van

river

116

Vinh

eternal, forever

117

Vien

peaceful

118

Xayvien

Vietnamese

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Vietnamese Unisex Names

45 gender-neutral names of Vietnamese origin — showing top 45

Anh

peaceful, calm, gentle; or comforting

a nickname for 'Bắc'

to be born

to be bright, moon

morning light

to change, to transfer

Cuc

cuc means "chrysanthemum"

Doan

Coming from the river

deep, profound

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a nickname for Đắc

youngest child

to serve — from Dien

business, commerce

to be virtuous

river

fire

to meet, to greet

The name Hien can mean 'gentle', 'peaceful', or 'kind'.

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Flower

Means 'flower'.

peaceful — from Hien

the sun — from Hiu

the sound of a drum

Fair, beautiful

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Moon

a type of lily

Man

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Nguyen

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Nghi

thoughtful; meaningful

Phan

Goddess; a symbol of beauty and grace

Phuong

fragrance, phoenix, direction

Tran

A beloved name with deep roots

Tuong

A name associated with a sense of longevity or timelessness.

Thuong

Love; affection

Thao

Wise, intelligent

peaceful, gentle

Heavenly peace

fairy

Clear, bright.

to live; blossoming; flourishing

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