Behind the Name: Comments for the name Phương

Comments for PHƯƠNG:

Phuong is the name of a character in Graham Greene's novel The Quiet American. The name's meaning is mentioned in the book; she is a young Vietnamese woman who represents a phoenix in many ways.

-- zita 1/29/2006

Genuinely nice to all.

-- Anonymous User 6/6/2006

Phương (芳) does not mean "direction" but "fragrant; virtuous; beautiful".
cf. http://nomfoundation.org/nomdb/nom_details.php?codepoint=82b3&img=1
the homophonous phương (方) "direction" is not normally not used as a given name.
Phượng "phoenix" differs in tone so they are not hard to keep apart.

-- Junyi 8/13/2007

Phuong means red flower only blossoming in the summer, at tropical countries.

-- P-huong 8/20/2008

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