Save Type Country Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. /ʔɓaː˧˧.laːn˧˧/, /ʔɓaː˧˧.laːŋ˧˧/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 波蘭 (Ba Lan) possibly from Chinese 波蘭 (Bōlán) or Min Nan 波蘭 (Pho-lân). This is the Vietnamese name for Poland.