Male Vietnamese Names

How male vietnamese names are built

Each name is written surname first, then given name: the surname is followed by a male or female given name. A small surname bank of 143 entries leads, followed by a large gendered given pool (1,020 male, 1,016 female), producing names like Đặng Minh Kiệt, Phan Ngọc Uyên and Tô Thành Nhân.

• Đặng Minh Kiệt

  Đặng (surname, comes first) + Minh Kiệt (given, male bank, itself two syllables)

• Phan Ngọc Uyên

  Phan (surname, comes first) + Ngọc Uyên (given, female bank, itself two syllables)

• Tô Thành Nhân

  Tô (surname, comes first) + Thành Nhân (given, male bank, itself two syllables)

Naming notes

The surname leads every pattern; the trailing given name comes from the male or female bank. Many given-bank entries are themselves two syllables (Minh Thuận, Ngọc Uyên), stored as a single unit. Tone marks and the đ character are stored intact (Đặng, Kiệt, Tuyết). Region label: Vietnam, surname-first order. The surname bank of 143 is far smaller than the given banks.

Questions about male vietnamese names

Which part is the family name?

The first one. The surname leads, so in Đặng Minh Kiệt the leading Đặng is the surname and Minh Kiệt is the given name.

Why is the surname bank so small?

The surname bank holds 143 entries against given banks of 1,020 male and 1,016 female, so surnames repeat far sooner than given names.

Are the tone marks kept?

Yes. Entries store their diacritics and the đ character, so names like Đặng, Kiệt and Tuyết keep their marks rather than being flattened to ASCII.