For centuries in Vietnam, traditional family values were accomplished by the fulfillment of traditional roles: the role of man and woman as parents. Vietnamese valued their traditional ideal of male superiority. This name is inspired by a Chinese surname and is the Vietnamese transliteration to "Ruan" in "Mandarin" and "Wu" in Chinese. These family names are: Phan, Vu/Vo, Dang, Bui, Do, Ho, Ngo, Kim, Duong, Ly. Here's an exhaustive list of extraordinary Vietnamese boy names with meanings. The order of Vietnamese names is Clan/Family name first, middle name, and first name last, and it is the first name by which you will known and addressed. Vietnamese personal names are usually composed of three elements appearing in the following order: first, the family or clan name (ho), such as Nguyen, Tran, Le, etc. ‘cushion world,’ such as Van, Dinh, Huu, etc,; and third, the personal or given name (ten). Vietnamese names typically consist of three parts: a family name, one or more middle names, and a personal name (or given name), in that order. The Internet can answer that question fairly quickly, and give you a list of common names. Ranked under 15 biggest families, more than 120 surnames share 10% of the population. Some people also keep their baby's names born during the American war for e.g., Linh (after Abe Lincoln), Red (for the communists), etc. Without any delay, go ahead and choose a name for your little champ. They are similar to Chinese names in the order the names are presented; however, they differ from almost all other Asian names because of the use of the middle name. However, they would refer to each other’s personal name when speaking in English. Example: Nguyen Van Nam, in which Nguyen, the family name, i.e. Vietnamese naming tradition follows the ‘family name first’ rule, common throughout the Sinosphere. Nguyen is one of the most common family names. From Hanoi to Saigon, the nation of Vietnamese dragon offers sceneries of hills and mountains, tropical forests, and sandy beaches, as well as delicious cuisine. The others stem from other countries, like China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, etc. Since the highest status in Vietnamese families is given to the man (father), he had absolute authority in the household. Vietnamese middle names generally have three usages: 1) to indicate a person's generation; 2) to separate branches of a big family; 3) to indicate a person's position (birth order) in the family. Leu is the only one original surname of Vietnam. In the south of Vietnam (particularly along the Mekong Delta), siblings address each other by the pronoun that describes their age and relationship within the family – for example, “anh hai” (older brother two) or “chị ba” (older sister three). ;second, the middle name(chu dem or chu lot).