Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. /vïŋ˧˨ʔ/, /vɨn˨˩ʔ/, /jɨn˨˩˨/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "gulf, bay" in Vietnamese. It can also be from Sino-Vietnamese 詠 (vịnh) meaning "to describe in poetic language".