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Ai
Ai means “love” in Japanese, where it can also mean “indigo blue,” and “loving” in Chinese.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy
Bao
Bao is a Chinese name read as “creative” or “treasure.” Bao is given as Vietnamese for “to order,” and as Arabic for “a man of knowledge.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names
Bay
Bay is a nature name for a sea inlet or body of water, and can also mean “berry” or “reddish brown.” Bay is also a Vietnamese name for the seventh child, or one born on Saturday.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, 10,000 Baby Names
Bian
Bian is a Vietnamese name meaning “secretive.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Binh
Binh is a Vietnamese name meaning “peaceful” or “full of peace.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy
Cam
Cam is a Vietnamese name for citrus or orange fruit, also meaning “sweet.” Cam is also a Scottish short form of Cameron.
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Chi
Chi is a Nigerian name meaning “God,” and in Chinese it can mean “younger generation.” Chi is Nigerian and carries the meaning “guardian angel.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Dai
Dai is Japanese for “great,” “grand,” or “large.” Dai can also be a version of David, meaning “beloved.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Gia
Gia is an Italian name meaning “queen.” Gia is also treated as a form of Gianna, carrying the meaning “God is gracious.”
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Girls
Ha
Ha is a Vietnamese name meaning “happy.” Another book gives Ha the Vietnamese meaning “river.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Hang
Hang is a Vietnamese name meaning “full moon” or “from the moon.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Hanh
Hanh is Vietnamese for “faithful,” “moral,” or “ethical.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Hao
Hao is Vietnamese for “good” or “well behaved.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy
Hoa
Hoa is Vietnamese, meaning “flower” in one book and “peaceful” in another.
Hy
Hy is a short form of Hyatt or Hyman. Hy is also a Vietnamese name meaning “hopeful.”
Sources: The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Made Easy
Kim
Kim is a Vietnamese name meaning “gold.” Kim is also a short form of Kimberly, an English place name; actress Kim Basinger is a notable bearer.
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names
Lan
Lan is a Vietnamese and Chinese name meaning “orchid” or “flower,” with Lang as a variant.
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Lang
Lang is a Norse name meaning “tall” or “tall man,” with Lange as a variant. Lang is Vietnamese for “sweet potato.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Made Easy
Mai
Mai carries many meanings: Vietnamese “cherry blossom,” Japanese “dance,” Navajo “coyote,” and French “month of May.” Mai is also given a Latin meaning, “great.”
Minh
Minh is a Vietnamese name meaning “bright” or “intelligent man.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, 10,000 Baby Names
Nam
Nam is a Vietnamese name meaning “south,” with an additional sense of “manly.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Nien
Nien is a Vietnamese name meaning “year.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Nu
Nu is Vietnamese for “girl.” Nu is also a Burmese name meaning “tender.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy
Quan
Quan is Vietnamese for “soldier.” As a Chinese name Quan means “compassionate” or “hot spring.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Made Easy
Tai
Tai is a Vietnamese name meaning “talent” or “skill.” Tai is also Chinese, meaning “big.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Thu
Thu is a Vietnamese name meaning “autumn,” or “born during autumn.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Tong
Tong is a Vietnamese name meaning “aromatic” or “sweet-smelling.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Van
Van is Dutch for “son of” or “from” and is a frequent surname prefix that can also be used by itself as a first name. Van can also be a short form of Evan, Ivan, or Vandyke; actor Van Johnson and pianist Van Cliburn are notable bearers.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), The Everything Baby Names Book
Xuan
Xuan is a Vietnamese name meaning “spring,” for a child born in that season.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Yen
Yen is a Vietnamese name meaning “calm.” Yen is also a Chinese name meaning “desired one.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names
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These lists are only intended to give you name ideas. Make sure to further research each name, as some may have negative connotations.