Vietnam

Type Country
Usage English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek, Indonesian, Malay
Scripts Виетнам(Bulgarian, Macedonian) Βιετνάμ(Greek)
Pronounced Pron. vee-eht-NAHM(English)
 vee-eht-NAM(English)
 vyeht-NAHM(English)
 vyeht-NAM(English)
 VYEHT-NAM(French)
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Meaning & History

From Việt Nam, meaning "southern Yue", derived from Sino-Vietnamese 越 (việt), referring to the Yue people, and 南 (nam) meaning "south". This is the name of a country in southeastern Asia.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesVijetnam(Bosnian) Yuenan(Chinese) Vijetnam(Croatian) Vietname(Portuguese) Vijetnam(Serbian) Việt Nam(Vietnamese)
Same SpellingViệt Nam
User SubmissionsVíetnam, Viétnam, Viètnam‎, Viëtnam, Vietnám

Categories

Asia, former French colonies, Pacific countries
Entry updated November 20, 2020