For the 2017/2018 school year, Ho Chi Minh City’s Ministry of Education and Training has banned the use of English nicknames in all public schools, mandating that students be called by their Vietnamese names. … In Vietnam, names have literal meanings.
Do Vietnamese people have English names?
Vietnamese don’t need English names
“Vietnamese names mean something and have a meaning behind them,” he wrote. “I always try to learn [how to say] my students Vietnamese names.”
How do you write Vietnamese name in English?
Mostly, people will change the order of the name in Vietnamese (last – mid – first) to English order (first – mid – last), like Lý Minh Nhật to Nhat M. Ly or just Nhat Ly. As a consequence, Hồ Chí Minh should also be written as Minh C. Ho or Minh Ho.
What are typical Vietnamese names?
The most common are Le, Pham, Tran, Ngo, Vu, Do, Dao, Duong, Dang, Dinh, Hoang and Nguyen – the Vietnamese equivalent of Smith. About 50 percent of Vietnamese have the family name Nguyen.
Do you call Vietnamese people by their first name?
Vietnamese family name comes first and then middle name and last name. For example Phan Van Khai, Phan is the family name, Khai is the first name and Van is the middle name. It is always a good idea to ask a Vietnamese person which name is the family name and which name you should call your him or her.
How do you pronounce Nguyen?
Southern Vietnamese tend to clip some of their sounds, so Nguyen would be pronounced something like “Win” or “Wen.” Northern Vietnamese would keep it, giving a pronunciation more like “N’Win” or “Nuh’Win,” all done as best you can in one syllable.
What is the nickname for Vietnamese?
“Trung Quốc” 中國, or the ‘Middle Country’, was also used as a name for Vietnam by Gia Long in 1805. Minh Mang used the name “Trung Quốc” 中國 to call Vietnam.
Is Phan a Vietnamese last name?
Phan (surname), a Vietnamese family name.
Do Vietnamese have middle names?
Most Vietnamese have one middle name, but it is quite possible to have two or more of them or to have no middle name at all.
What are the Vietnamese female names?
Vietnamese Girl Names
- BianWoman with secrets.
- BichJade.
- BinhPeaceful.
- CamOrange fruit.
- ChauLike a pearl.
- CucChrysanthemum.
- HangMoon.
- HanhRight behaviour.