Submitted Names in Vietnam

Huynh m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 兄 (huynh) meaning "elder brother".

Hy m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 希 (hy) meaning "to hope", 熙 (hy) meaning "bright, glorious", or 曦 (hy) meaning "sunshine".

Ibsim m & f Hmong

Ích m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 益 (ích) meaning "benefit, use".

Isave f Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Isabel.

Jong f Hmong
Means "shade" in Hmong.

Kỷ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 紀 (kỷ) meaning "rule, discipline" or 杞 (kỷ) meaning "wolfberry".

Kabzuag f Hmong
Means "praying mantis" in Hmong.

Kajsiab f Hmong
Means "at peace" in Hmong.

Kajsiab m & f Hmong
From the Hmong Daw phrase kaj siab meaning "satisfied", or kaj meaning "bright" and siab meaning "liver". In Hmong culture, the liver is seen as seat of the emotions and affection in the same way as the heart is in many European and American cultures... [more]

Kaus m Hmong
Means "fang" in Hmong.

Kawm f Hmong
Means "basket" in Hmong.

Ke m & f Chinese, Hmong

Keej m Hmong
Means "capable" in Hmong.

Kén f & m Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 揀 (giản) meaning "to choose".

Kha m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 柯 (kha) meaning "axe handle, branch" or 哥 (kha) meaning "elder brother".

Khá m & f Vietnamese
Means "rather, fairly" in Vietnamese.

Khạ m Vietnamese (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Khả f & m Vietnamese
Means "road, path" or "good" in Vietnamese.

Khả m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 可 (khả) meaning "can, may, able to".

Khả Ái f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 可愛 (khả ái) meaning "pretty, lovely".

Khắc m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 克 (khắc) meaning "overcome, win".

Khải m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 凱 (khải) meaning "triumph, victory".

Khảm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 坎 (khảm) meaning "to inlay".

Khang m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 康 (khang) meaning "peaceful, quiet, healthy".

Khanh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 卿 (khanh) meaning "noble, officer".

Kháp m Vietnamese (Rare)
Variant of Cáp.

Khắc m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 克 (khắc) meaning "overcome, win".

Khê m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 溪 (khê) meaning "creek, stream".

Khế m & f Vietnamese
Means "starfruit" in Vietnamese.

Khiêm m & f Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 謙 (khiêm) meaning "humble, modest".

Khiem f & m Vietnamese

Khô m Vietnamese
Translates directly to "Dry"

Khoa m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 科 (khoa) meaning "science".

Khoái m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 快 (khoái) meaning "elated, pleased, or fast."

Khoan m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 寬 (khoan) meaning "wide, broad".

Khoát m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 闊 (khoát) meaning "wide, broad".

Khôi m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 魁 (khôi) meaning "first, chief, leader" or 瑰 (khôi) meaning "precious stone, extraordinary".

Khon m Vietnamese

Khoua f Hmong

Khuê f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 奎 (khuê) meaning "stride". This character also refers to Legs, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions of the Chinese constellation system.

Khuong m & f Vietnamese

Khuyến m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 勸 (khuyến) meaning "advise, recommend".

Kiab f Hmong
Means "cheerful, happy" in Hmong.

Kiên m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 堅 (kiên) meaning "hard, firm".

Kiệt m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 傑 (kiệt) meaning "hero".

Kiều f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嬌 (kiều) meaning "seductive, spoiled, loveable" or 喬 (kiều) meaning "tall, lofty".

Kim m Hmong
Means "expensive" in Hmong.

Kimchi f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Kim 3 and Chi 1.

Kim-cúc f Vietnamese
Combination of Kim 3 and Cúc, meaning "golden chrysanthemum".

Kimlinh f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Kim 3 and Linh.

Kim-ly f Vietnamese
Combination of Kim 3 and Lý, meaning "golden lion".

Kimvân f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Kim 3 and Vân.

Kính m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 敬 (kính) meaning "respect, honour".

Kiểu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 矯 (kiểu) meaning "style, manner, model, example".

Kỉnh m Vietnamese
Variant of Cảnh or Kính.

Kong m Hmong

Kongpeng m Hmong
Kongpeng means “equal rights”

Kouaeia f & m Hmong

Kub m & f Hmong
Means "hot", and by extension metaphorically "hot-hearted" or "earnest", or "gold" in Hmong Daw.

Kwm f & m Hmong
Means "nurture, care for" in Hmong Daw.

Ký m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 記 (ký) meaning "to record, to sign".

Kỳ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 祺 (kì) meaning "good luck, good fortune, auspicious".

Kỳ Vĩ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 奇偉 (kì vĩ) meaning "grand".

Lá f & m Vietnamese
Means "leaf" in Vietnamese.

La m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 羅 (la) meaning "collect, gather, catch".

Lạc m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Nhạc.

Lâm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 林 (lâm) meaning "forest, woods".

Lãm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 覽 (lãm) meaning "view, inspect, perceive".

Lam m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 藍 (lam) meaning "blue, indigo".

Lân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 璘 (lân) meaning "lustre of jade" or 麟 (lân) referring to the qilin (a mythical creature in Chinese mythology).

Lanan f & m Vietnamese, Chinese
Combination of the names Lan 1 and An 1.

Lananh f Vietnamese
It means orchid.

Lãng m Vietnamese
(male) adventurous, handsome

Lãng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 朗 (lãng) meaning "clear, bright, enlightened".

Lăng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 凌 (lăng) meaning "ice" or "to rise, to traverse".

Lang f Vietnamese
Means "sweet potato" in Vietnamese.

Lanh m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Lành used outside of Vietnam.

Lão m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 老 (lão) meaning "old".

Lập m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 立 (lập) meaning "set up, establish".

Lực m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 力 (lực) meaning "force, power, strength".

Lặc m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 扐 (lặc) meaning "divination by straw".

Lê f Vietnamese
Means "black" in Vietnamese.

Lệ f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 麗 (lệ) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Lễ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 禮 (lễ) meaning "ceremony, festival".

Lee m & f Hmong
It was a Chinese last name that was given to the Hmong peoples a long time ago. It was the biggest Hmong family that left China.

Lí f Vietnamese
Variant of Lý.

Liab m & f Hmong
Means "red" in Hmong.

Liablis f Hmong
Means "very red" in Hmong.

Liaj f Hmong
Means "field, paddy field" in Hmong.

Lịch m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 歷 (lịch) meaning "experience, undergo, surpass, exceed".

Liễn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 璉 (liễn) meaning "vessel for holding grain offerings".

Lieng m Vietnamese, Chinese
In Vietnamese, the name is likely related to the Ma Lieng (Chut) ethnic group local to the Minh Hoa and Tuyen Hoa districts of Quang Binh Province. In China, Lièng-gŏng is another name for Lianjiang, a suburban county of Fuzhou on the eastern coast of Fujian province, People's Republic of China.

Liêu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 僚 (liêu) meaning "official, bureaucrat".

Liệu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 燎 (liệu) meaning "torch, to burn, illuminate".

Liễu f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 柳 (liễu) meaning "willow".

Lig f Hmong
Means "youngest daughter" in Hmong.

Lĩnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 領 (lĩnh) meaning "lead, guide" or "receive, accept".

Liyên f & m Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Liyan, as well as a combination of Li 1 and Yên.

Lộ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 路 (lộ) meaning "road, street, path, way".

Lộc m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 祿 (lộc) meaning "blessing, prosperity, bud".

Lợi m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 利 (lợi) meaning "profit, benefit, advantage".

Loi m & f Vietnamese, Chinese
Means "useful" in Chinese and Vietnamese.

Looj m Hmong
Means "to cover" in Hmong.

Lu f Vietnamese
Diminutive of Mi-lu.

Lựu f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 榴 (lựu) meaning "pomegranate".

Lữ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 侶 (lữ) meaning "companion" or 旅 (lữ) meaning "traveller".

Lụa f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 縷 (lụa) meaning "silk".

Luân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 倫 (luân) meaning "ethics, reason, logic".

Luận m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 論 (luận) meaning "essay".

Luật m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 律 (luật) meaning "rule, law, regulation, statute".

Lục m & f Vietnamese
Means "green" in Vietnamese.

Lu-ca m Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Lucas

Lung m Hmong

Lung m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 瓏 (lung) meaning "a kind of jade".

Lượm m & f Vietnamese
Means "to pick up" in Vietnamese.

Lương m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 良 (lương) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".

Lượng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 亮 (lượng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant".

Luv f Hmong
Means "sparrow" in Hmong.

Lũy m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 壘 (lũy) meaning "rampart, embankment".

Luyến f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 戀 (luyến) meaning "love, fondness".

Luyện m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 練 (luyện) meaning "to train, to drill, to practise".

Ly m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 犛 (ly) meaning "yak".

Ly f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 璃 (ly) meaning "coloured glaze, glass".

Lý f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 李 (lí) meaning "plum, plum tree" or 理 (lí) meaning "common sense, reasoning".

Mác-cô m Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Marcus (see Mark)

Mah Chow f Vietnamese
Variant of Mychau.

Mãi m & f Vietnamese
Means "a long time, always" in Vietnamese.

Maian f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and An 1

Maicam f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Mai 1 and Cam 1.

Maikim f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Kim 3.

Mailan f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Lan 1.

Maitu f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Tú.

Maiv f Hmong
Means "girl, daughter" in Hmong.

Maivân f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Vân.

Maivcua f Hmong
From the Hmong name element maiv designating a feminine name and cua meaning "wind".

Maivy f Vietnamese
It means yellow flowers.

Maiyen f Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Mai 1 and Yên.

Mân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 旻 (mân) meaning "sky, heaven" or 珉 (mân) meaning "jade-like stone".

Mận f Vietnamese
Means "plum" in Vietnamese.

Mạnh m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 孟 (mạnh) meaning "strong, powerful".

Mật m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 樒 (mật) meaning "a kind of ancient tree", 宓 (mật) meaning "silent, tranquil", or 密 (mật) meaning "secret".

Ma-thi-ơ m Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Matthew

Mát-ta f Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Martha

Mậu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 茂 (mậu) meaning "lush, thick, talented".

Mây f & m Vietnamese
Means "cloud" in Vietnamese.

May f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "lucky" in Vietnamese

Me f Hmong
Means "small, petite" in Hmong.

Mee f Hmong
Means "cat" or "noodle" in Hmong.

Mi f Vietnamese
Derived from the Vietnamese word “Mi” meaning “Noodles”

Mi-ca-e m Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Michael

Miên m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 綿 (miên) meaning "continuous" or 檰 (miên) meaning "cotton tree".

Miêu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 苗 (miêu) meaning "seedling, sprout", 貓 (miêu) meaning "cat", or 錨 (miêu) meaning "anchor".

Miều f & m Vietnamese
From Mỹ Miều meaning "beautiful" or variant of Miêu.

Minhhai m Vietnamese

Minhthu f Vietnamese (Rare)
It means happy or spontanious.

Min-khai f Vietnamese

Mít f Vietnamese
Means "jackfruit" in Vietnamese.

Miv m & f Hmong
Means "cat" in Hmong Daw.

Mẫn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 敏 (mẫn) meaning "quick, clever".

Mơ f Vietnamese
Means "apricot-tree" or "to dream" in Vietnamese.

Moan m Rade

Mộng f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 夢 (mộng) meaning "dream".

Mos f Hmong
"soft"

Mouachy f Hmong

Mục m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 穆 (mục) meaning "harmonious, united".

Mùi m & f Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 未 (wèi) referring to the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches associated with the goat of the Chinese zodiac.

Mùi f Vietnamese
Means "goat" in Vietnamese.

Mượt m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "glossy, shiny, smooth" in Vietnamese.

My f & m Vietnamese
This name is a Vietnamese name said to be related to Quyết, Mai 1 and the Sanskrit May.... [more]

Mychau f Vietnamese
Means "great" in Vietnamese.

Mỹ Linh f Vietnamese
Combination of Mỹ and Linh.

Mỹ Miều f Vietnamese (Rare)
An elaboration of Mỹ, meaning "beautiful".

Mytien f Vietnamese

Nở f & m Vietnamese
Means "to blossom" in Vietnamese.

Na f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 那 (na) meaning "beautiful".

Nali f Hmong

Năm m & f Vietnamese
Means "five" in Vietnamese.

Năng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 能 (năng) meaning "frequently, often, habitually".

Nanhoï m Vietnamese

Neeb m Hmong
"spiritual"

Neeb m & f Hmong
Means "friendly spirits, familiar spirits" in Hmong Daw.

Nên m Vietnamese
From Vietnamese nên meaning "to change into" or "should".

Ngự m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 御 (ngự) meaning "royal" or "to manage, govern".

Nga f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 娥 (nga) meaning "beautiful, good".

Ngà f Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 牙 (yá) meaning "ivory".

Ngãi m & f Vietnamese
Southern variant of Nghĩa.

Ngai m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Form of Ngải.

Ngân f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 銀 (ngân) meaning "silver".

Ngạn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 彥 (ngạn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned".

Ngát f & m Vietnamese
Means "fragrant" in Vietnamese.

Ngật m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 忔 (ngật) meaning "happiness".

Ngâu f Vietnamese
Means "aglaia" or "seventh lunar month" in Vietnamese.

Nghi f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 儀 (nghi) meaning "ceremony, rites".

Nghĩ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 議 (nghĩ) meaning "to think, contemplate" or 儗 (nghĩ) meaning "to usurp authority".

Nghị m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 毅 (nghị) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm".

Nghĩa m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 義 (nghĩa) meaning "justice, righteousness".

Nghiêm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嚴 (nghiêm) meaning "strict, grave, stern".

Nghiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 硯 (nghiên) meaning "inkstone".

Nghiễn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 巘 (nghiễn) meaning "mountain peak".

Nghiệp m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 業 (nghiệp) meaning "business, trade" or "work, merit, achievements".

Ngọ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 午 (ngọ) referring to the seventh Earthly Branch (11 AM to 1 PM), which is itself associated with the horse of the Chinese zodiac.

Ngoan m & f Vietnamese
Means "good, well-behaved, submissive" in Vietnamese, from a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 愿 (yuàn).

Ngoc f & m Vietnamese
Variant of Ngọc used outside of Vietnam.

Ngoc Bich f Vietnamese
This name combines the names Ngọc and Bích.

Ngợi m Vietnamese
Means "to praise" in Vietnamese.

Ngỗi m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 頠 (ngỗi) meaning "quiet, skilled".

Ngôn f Vietnamese
Can mean “language” or “tasty, luscious, succulent, delightsome, savoury”.

Ngọt f & m Vietnamese
Means "sweet" in Vietnamese.

Ngũ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 五 (ngũ) meaning "five".

Ngưng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 凝 (ngưng) meaning "to condense (from gas to liquid)".

Ngung m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 顒 (ngung) meaning "serious, solemn".

Nguyện m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 願 (nguyện) meaning "to wish, to pledge".

Nguyễn m Vietnamese
Variant of Nguyên.

Nguyen m Vietnamese (Expatriate)
Variant of Nguyên used outside of Vietnam among people of Vietnamese descent.

Nguyêt f & m Vietnamese
Variant of Nguyệt.

Nguyet f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Nguyệt used outside of Vietnam.

Nguyệt Ánh f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 月 (nguyệt) meaning "moon" and 映 (ánh) "reflected light" meaning "moonlight".

Nhã m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 雅 (nhã) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".

Nhạc m & f Vietnamese
Means "music" in Vietnamese.

Nhậm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 任 (nhậm) meaning "to carry, bear responsibility".

Nhàn f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嫻 (nhàn) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful".

Nhân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 仁 (nhân) meaning "benevolence, mercy".

Nhạn f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 雁 (nhạn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Nháng f & m Vietnamese
Means "glossy, shiny" in Vietnamese.

Nhật m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 日 (nhật) meaning "sun, day".

Nhất m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 一 (nhất) meaning "one, first".

Nhi f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 兒 (nhi) meaning "child".

Nhị m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 二 (nhị) meaning "two".

Nhia m Hmong
Means "Money, silver" in Hmong.

Nhiệm m Vietnamese

Nhiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 然 (nhiên) meaning "certainly, correct".

Nhẫn f & m Vietnamese
Means "patient" in Vietnamese.

Nhơn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 仁 (nhơn) meaning "compassionate".

Nhọt m Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "boil, furuncle" in Vietnamese.

Nhựt m Vietnamese

Nhựt m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 日 (nhựt) meaning "sun, day".

Nhu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 瑈 (nhu) meaning "a kind of jade" or 柔 (nhu) meaning "soft, gentle".

Như f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 如 (như) meaning "like, as" or 茹 (như) meaning "roots, vegetables".

Nhuận m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 潤 (nhuận) meaning "soft, sleek, wet, moist".

Nhược m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 若 (nhược) meaning "obedient, compliant".

Như Ý f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 如意 (như ý) meaning "to be in accordance with one's wish, to be to one's liking".

Niềm m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
From a non Sino-Vietnamese reading of 念 (niềm) meaning "feeling, sentiment".

Niệm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 念 (niệm) meaning "to recite".

Ninh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 寧 (ninh) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene".

Nkaujhli f Hmong
Combination of Nkauj and Hli.

Nô m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 奴 (nô) meaning "servant, slave", or meaning "to frolic, eager, enthusiastic" in Vietnamese.

Nô En f & m Vietnamese (Rare)
Vietnamese form of Noël.

Npaub m & f Hmong
Means "moth" in Hmong.

Nplhaib f Hmong
Means "ring" in Hmong.

Nplooj m Hmong
Means "leaf" in Hmong.

Nruas m Hmong
Means "drum, gong" in Hmong Daw.

Ntaub f Hmong
Means "cloth" in Hmong.

Ntsais f Hmong
Means "to twinkle" in Hmong.

Ntxawg m Hmong
Means "junior" in Hmong. This name is usually given to the eldest or the youngest son.

Ntxawm f Hmong
Means "youngest daughter" in Hmong.

Ntxheb f Hmong
It means "Gears, A Name, or to Engage" in Hmong.

Ntxheb f Hmong
Derived from the Hmong Daw name for the decorate fringe on traditional musical pipes.

Ntxhee f Hmong
Means "swift, turbulent" in Hmong Daw.

Ntxhi f Hmong
Means "whisper" in Hmong.

Ntxoo f Hmong
Derived from ntxoov meaning "shaded, cloudy".

Nụ f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "flower bud" in Vietnamese.

Nữ f Vietnamese
Means "girl" in Vietnamese.... [more]

Nước m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "water" or "country" in Vietnamese.

Ny f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 妮 (ny) meaning "girl".

Nyiag m & f Hmong

Nyiaj f Hmong
Means "silver neck ring" in Hmong.

Oai m Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 威 (uy) meaning "stately, majestic".

Oánh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 瑩 (oánh) meaning "lustrous, bright, transparent".

Oanh f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鶯 (oanh) meaning "oriole".

Ôì f Vietnamese
Means "guava" in Vietnamese.

Ôn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 溫 (ôn) meaning "lukewarm" or 㝧 (ôn) meaning "steady, firm, secure".

Pajhnubhli f Hmong
Derived from Hmong paj meaning "flower" and hnub meaning "sun".

Pajlug f Hmong
Means "poetry" or "song" in Hmong.

Pajntaub f Hmong
Derived from Hmong paj meaning "flower" and ntaub meaning "cloth", ultimately referring to a kind of flowery embroidery.

Pajtshiab f Hmong
Derived from Hmong paj meaning "flower" and tshiab meaning "new".

Pajtwag f Hmong
Means blossom in Hmong

Patao f & m Hmong

Pa-tri-xi-ô m Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Patricius (see Patrick)

Phổ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 譜 (phổ) meaning "to compose or arrange a musical score" or 普 (phổ) meaning "universal, widespread, vast".

Phái m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 湃 (phái) meaning "surge, powerful".

Pham m & f Vietnamese

Phán m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 判 (phán) meaning "to rule, to declare".

Phấn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 奮 (phấn) meaning "strive, exert".

Phanxicô m Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Franciscus (see Francis)

Phaolô m Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Paul

Pháp m Vietnamese
Means "France" in Vietnamese.

Phát m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 發 (phát) meaning "distribute, issue, deliver".

Phê-rô m Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Peter

Phi m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 飛 (phi) meaning "to fly".

Phiên m Vietnamese
"Phiên" is a derivation of "Phiến", which means "land" or "world". A man named "Phiên" means that his parents hoped him to grow up and be a leader, or at least a wealthy man. However, "Phiên" is also a suggestion to his origin, since "Phiên" also means "a far away and uncultured land" in Vietnamese.

Phiêu m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 漂 (phiêu) meaning "to float, drift".

Phi-líp-phê m Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Philip

Phơ m Vietnamese

Phong m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 風 (phong) meaning "wind, style".

Phú m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 富 (phú) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy".

Phước m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Phúc chiefly used in southern Vietnam.

Phuc m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Phúc used outside of Vietnam.

Phun f Vietnamese
Means "indomitable" in Vietnamese.

Phụng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鳳 (phụng) meaning "(male) phoenix".