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. /vi.ɛt.ˈnɑm/(English) /vi.ɛt.ˈnæm/(English) /vjɛt.ˈnɑm/(English) /vjɛt.ˈnæm/(English) /vjɛt.nam/(French)  [key·simplify]

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

Rootsviệt + nam
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, isograms, Jackson Browne lyrics, Pacific countries
Entry updated October 6, 2024