Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/Vietnamese

Usage note

The order of names goes as such: family-middle-given. In places like the United States, Canada and France, people of Vietnamese descent put their given name first and their family name last. Traditionally, daughters were usually given the middle name Thi, but occasionally Dieu or Nu was used. Vietnamese middle names today can be just about any name: Duan, Xuan, Minh, etc. Traditionally, the eldest son of a family would receive the middle name Ba (or Manh if he was born to a second wife of his father's). The second son would receive the middle name Trong, the third son Quy, and later sons Gia. As with girls, Vietnamese boys' middle names today can be just about any name. Mixed first names such like David-Hoang and Duy-Peter are sometimes used by Vietnamese-Americans.

Many Vietnamese people have French given names.

Girls' names

1. Ai
2. Ai-Quynh
3. Am
4. An
5. An-Binh
6. Anh
7. Anhthu
8. Anhthuy
9. Au
10. Bao-Chau
11. Bao-Tram
12. Be
13. Bich
14. Bich-Mai
15. Bich-Ngoc
16. Bich-Thuy
17. Binh
18. Bua
19. Cac-Tien
20. Cam-Anh
21. Cam-Hong
22. Cam-Thi
23. Cam-Tu
24. Can
25. Catphuong
26. Chau
27. Chi
28. Chieu
29. Chieu-Anh
30. Chinh
31. Chuon Chuon
32. Dai
33. Dep
34. Dianauyen
35. Diem
36. Diem-Hoang
37. Diet
38. Dieu-Kiem
39. Doan
40. Dung
41. Duyen
42. Giang
43. Giang-Linh
44. Gung
45. Ha
46. Hai-Trieu
47. Hai-Van
48. Ha-Minh
49. Han
50. Hang
51. Hanh
52. Hao
53. Hien
54. Hien-Thy
55. Hieu
56. Hoa
57. Hoai
58. Hoaithaomi
59. Hoan
60. Hoang
61. Hoangoang
62. Hoangquyen
63. Hong
64. Hong-Lan
65. Hue
66. Huong
67. Huyen
68. Huyen-Dung
69. Kha
70. Khanh-Lan
71. Khanh-Van
72. Khe
73. Khiem
74. Khoa
75. Kieu
76. Kim
77. Kim-Anh
78. Kim-Dung
79. Kimmai
80. Kimmi
81. Kim-Oanh
82. Kim-Thu
83. Kim-Xuyen
84. Lai-Giang
85. Lan
86. Lan-Chi
87. Lang
88. Le
89. Le-Mai
90. Lien
91. Lieu
92. Linh
93. Linh-Mai
94. Loan
95. Luan
96. Lui
97. Ly
98. Lyly
99. Mai
100. Mai-An
101. Mai-Lan
102. Mai-Linh
103. Mai-Ly
104. Mai-Trang
105. Mai-Trinh
106. Mi
107. Mieu
108. Minh
109. Minh-Chau
110. Minh-Ha
111. Minh-Ly
112. Minh-Ngoc
113. Minh-Thu
114. Moc
115. My
116. Myan
117. Myanh
118. My-Hanh
119. My-Khanh
120. Mylan
121. Mylien
122. Mylinh
123. My-Tien
124. My-Trinh
125. Namphuon
126. Namphuong
127. Nga
128. Ngan
129. Ngoc
130. Ngoc-Mai
131. Ngoc-Thao
132. Ngoc-Tran
133. Ngoc-Vy
134. Nguyen
135. Nguyet
136. Nha
137. Nhan
138. Nha-Quyen
139. Nhi
140. Nhu
141. Nhung
142. Nhu-Van
143. Nu
144. Oanh
145. Phan
146. Phi-Phuong
147. Phi-Van
148. Phong-Van
149. Phu
150. Phung
151. Phung-Lan
152. Phuoc
153. Phuong
154. Phuong-Anh
155. Phuong-Thanh
156. Phuong-Vu
157. Phu-Qui
158. Quy
159. Quyen
160. Quyendi
161. Quynh
162. Quynh-Anh
163. Quynh-Mai
164. Quynh-Nhu
165. Sau
166. So
167. Suong
168. Tam
169. Tam-Trang
170. Tan-Xuan
171. Tao
172. Thai-Vi
173. Thang
174. Thanh
175. Thanh-Han
176. Thanh-Huong
177. Thanh-Tam
178. Thanh-Tien
179. Thanh-Tuy
180. Thao
181. The
182. Thi
183. Thi-Diem
184. Thien
185. Thien-Huong
186. Thien-Mai
187. Thi-Trinh
188. Tho
189. Thoa
190. Thong
191. Thu
192. Thuam
193. Thuc-Nga
194. Thuc-Tran
195. Thu-Hoa
196. Thu-Hong
197. Thu-Kim
198. Thu-Lan
199. Thu-Lee
200. Thuy
201. Thuy-Doan
202. Thuydy
203. Thuyen
204. Thuy-Hong
205. Thuy-Linh
206. Thuy-Tien
207. Thuy-Van
208. Thuyvi
209. Thuy-Vu
210. Thuyvy
211. Thy
212. Thyan
213. Tien
214. To-Khuyen
215. Trac
216. Tram
217. Tram Kimmi
218. Tran
219. Trang
220. Trinh
221. Trini
222. Tron
223. Truc
224. Truong-Giang
225. Tuongvi
226. Tu-Quyen
227. Tu-Trinh
228. Tuyen-Thanh
229. Tuyet
230. Tuyet-Minh
231. Ut
232. Uyen
233. Uyen-Nghi
234. Uyen-Phuo
235. Van
236. Van-Quyen
237. Vi
238. Vinh
239. Vy
240. Vyvy
241. Xuan
242. Xuan-Lan
243. Xuan-Phuong
244. Yen

Boys' names

1. An
2. Anh
3. Anh-Tai
4. Anhthuy
5. Anh-Tuan
6. Anh-Viet
7. Bac
8. Bang
9. Bao
10. Ba-Quat
11. Bieu-Duc
12. Binh
13. Bui
14. Buu
15. Cadao
16. Cam
17. Can
18. Cao
19. Cham
20. Chan
21. Chau
22. Chi
23. Chien
24. Chieu-Giang
25. Chim
26. Chinh
27. Chuong
28. Cong
29. Cuong
30. Da
31. Dam
32. Dan
33. Dang
34. Dang-Quang
35. Danh
36. Dat
37. Dien
38. Diep
39. Dieu-Hien
40. Dinh
41. Dinh-Diê
42. Dinh-Ho
43. Do
44. Doan
45. Doanh
46. Don
47. Dong
48. Dong-Pha
49. Du
50. Duc
51. Duc Y
52. Dung
53. Duoc
54. Duong
55. Duy
56. Duy-Hien
57. Duy-Viet
58. Dzanh
59. Dzoan
60. Dzung
61. Dzuy
62. Gap
63. Giahuy
64. Giang-Chau
65. Ha
66. Hac
67. Hai
68. Han
69. Hao
70. Hao-Ngoc
71. Hau
72. Hien
73. Hiep
74. Hieu
75. Hoa
76. Hoai-Viet
77. Hoang
78. Hoang-Anh
79. Hoang-Nam
80. Hoang-Nguyen
81. Hoang-Quan
82. Hoang-Thien
83. Hoang-Vu
84. Hong
85. Ho-Phong
86. Huan
87. Hung
88. Huong
89. Huu-Kiet
90. Huu-Thuc
91. Huy
92. Huy-Lam
93. Huynh
94. Hy
95. Kha
96. Khai
97. Khang
98. Khanh
99. Khiem
100. Khoa
101. Khoi
102. Khuong
103. Kien-Tanh
104. Kiet
105. Kim
106. Kim-Long
107. Kinh
108. Lich
109. Lien
110. Linh
111. Loan
112. Loc
113. Loi
114. Long
115. Luan
116. Luc
117. Luong
118. Mac
119. Mai
120. Manh
121. Minh
122. Minh-Hoang
123. Minh-Huy
124. Minh-Quan
125. Minh-Thien
126. Minh-Tri
127. Minh-Vu
128. Muoi
129. My
130. Nam
131. Nam-Dzi
132. Nghia
133. Nghiep
134. Ngoc
135. Nguyen
136. Nhan
137. Nhat
138. Nhat-Vu
139. Nhieu
140. Pham
141. Phat
142. Phi
143. Phi-Son
144. Phong
145. Phu
146. Phuc
147. Phuc Hai
148. Phuoc
149. Phuong
150. Pin
151. Quan
152. Quang
153. Quoc
154. Quoc-Bao
155. Quoc-Hung
156. Quoc-Huy
157. Quoc-Trung
158. Quoc-Viet
159. Quy
160. Quyen
161. Quynh
162. Sahn
163. Sang
164. Sanh
165. So
166. Son
167. Son-Huy
168. Tai
169. Tam
170. Tan
171. Tanh
172. Tao
173. Thach
174. Thai
175. Thai-Son
176. Than
177. Thang
178. Thanh
179. The-Huy
180. Thi
181. Thiem
182. Thien
183. Thien-An
184. Thien-Dinh
185. Thieu
186. Thinh
187. Tho
188. Thoai
189. Thong
190. Thu
191. Thuan
192. Thuc
193. Thuong
194. Thuy
195. Tien
196. Tiep
197. Tieu
198. Tin
199. Tinh
200. Toan
201. Tohn
202. Tong
203. Trac
204. Trai
205. Tri
206. Triet
207. Trieu
208. Trieuvi
209. Trong
210. Truc
211. Trung
212. Truong
213. Tu
214. Tuan
215. Tuan-Dung
216. Tuan-Kiet
217. Tuan-Minh
218. Tung
219. Tuong
220. Tuy
221. Tuyen
222. Van
223. Van-Lang
224. Van-Son
225. Vien
226. Viet
227. Vietlong
228. Vinh
229. Vo
230. Vu
231. Vui
232. Vuong
233. Xao
234. Xuan
235. Xuan-Binh
236. Xuyen

Surnames

Top 20

1. Nguyen
2. Tran
3. Pham
4. Huynh
5. Ngo
6. Truong
7. Vu
8. Phan
9. Le
10. Do
11. Vo
12. Hoang
13. Dang
14. Duong
15. Van
16. Bui
17. Luong
18. Trinh
19. Dinh
20. Luu

Others

1. An
2. Anh
3. Ao
4. Au
5. Auduong
6. Ba
7. Bac
8. Bach
9. Bang
10. Banh
11. Bao
12. Be
13. Bi
14. Bich
15. Bien
16. Binh
17. Buu
18. Cam
19. Can
20. Cang
21. Cao
22. Cau
23. Chac
24. Chau
25. Che
26. Chenh
27. Chi
28. Chiem
29. Chien
30. Chu
31. Chuc
32. Chung
33. Chuong
34. Cong
35. Cu
36. Cuc
37. Cun
38. Cung
39. Cuong
40. Dac
41. Dai
42. Dam
43. Dan
44. Dang
45. Danh
46. Dao
47. Dau
48. De
49. Den
50. Dho
51. Dich
52. Diec
53. Diem
54. Dien
55. Diep
56. Dieu
57. Doan
58. Dong
59. Do Thi
60. Doung
61. Du
62. Duc
63. Due
64. Dung
65. Duy
66. Giang
67. Giap
68. Gip
69. Gon
70. Ha
71. Hai
72. Han
73. Hang
74. Hanh
75. Hao
76. Hau
77. Heng
78. Hien
79. Hieu
80. Hin
81. Hinh
82. Ho
83. Hoa
84. Hoai
85. Hoan
86. Hoi
87. Hong
88. Hoyem
89. Hua
90. Huan
91. Hue
92. Hung
93. Huong
94. Huu
95. Huy
96. Huyen
97. Hy
98. Iu
99. Ken
100. Kha
101. Khac
102. Khanh
103. Khau
104. Khiem
105. Khoa
106. Khong
107. Khuc
108. Khuong
109. Khuu
110. Kien
111. Kieu
112. Kiu
113. Kuo
114. Ky
115. La
116. Lac
117. Lai
118. Lam
119. Lan
120. Le Anh
121. Le Hoang
122. Le Minh
123. Le Ngoc
124. Le Nguyen
125. Lenh
126. Le Quang
127. Le Thanh
128. Le Thi
129. Le Tran
130. Leu
131. Le Van
132. Li
133. Liem
134. Lien
135. Lieu
136. Lim
137. Linh
138. Loan
139. Loc
140. Loi
141. Lu
142. Luc
143. Luy
144. Ly
145. Ma
146. Mac
147. Mach
148. Mai
149. Man
150. Manh
151. Minh
152. Moc
153. Mong
154. My
155. Nam
156. Ng
157. Nga
158. Ngan
159. Nghe
160. Nghi
161. Nghia
162. Nghiem
163. Ngoc
164. Ngu
165. Nguy
166. Nguyenthanh
167. Nguyenthi
168. Nguyentran
169. Nguyenvan
170. Nham
171. Nhan
172. Nhat
173. Nhieu
174. Nhu
175. Nhung
176. Nien
177. Ninh
178. Non
179. Nuyen
180. Oanh
181. On
182. Ong
183. Phang
184. Phat
185. Phe
186. Phi
187. Phim
188. Pho
189. Phong
190. Phoong
191. Phu
192. Phuc
193. Phung
194. Phuong
195. Qu
196. Quach
197. Quan
198. Quang
199. Que
200. Qui
201. Quoc
202. Quong
203. Quy
204. Quyet
205. Quynh
206. Sa
207. Sam
208. Sau
209. Sinh
210. Soi
211. Son
212. Su
213. Suong
214. Sy
215. Ta
216. Tai
217. Tam
218. Tan
219. Tang
220. Tanh
221. Tat
222. Taxuan
223. Tche
224. Thach
225. Thai
226. Tham
227. Than
228. Thang
229. Thanh
230. Thao
231. The
232. Thi
233. Thich
234. Thien
235. Thieu
236. Tho
237. Thoi
238. Thong
239. Thu
240. Thuan
241. Thuc
242. Thung
243. Thuy
244. Thy
245. Tien
246. Tiet
247. Tieu
248. To
249. Toai
250. Toan
251. Ton
252. Tong
253. Tonnu
254. Tonthat
255. Tra
256. Trac
257. Tram
258. Trang
259. Trannguyen
260. Tranthi
261. Tren
262. Tri
263. Trieu
264. Trong
265. Troung
266. Tru
267. Truc
268. Trung
269. Tu
270. Tuan
271. Tung
272. Tuong
273. Tuy
274. Tuyen
275. Tuyet
276. Uo
277. Uong
278. Ut
279. Van
280. Vanh
281. Vi
282. Vien
283. Viet
284. Vinh
285. Vong
286. Voong
287. Vuong
288. Vuu
289. Vy
290. Xa
291. Xuan
292. Yen
293. Zen