Minh
Minh is a common male and female Vietnamese given name . It is mostly used as a middle name, but also as a nickname, whereby the nickname in Vietnam is named after the family name and the middle name.
Origin and meaning
The name comes from the Chinese name Ming ( 明 ) and means "enlightened".
Name bearer
- Chris Minh Doky , jazz bassist
- Dương Văn Minh , South Vietnamese politician and general
- Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn , Archbishop
- Joseph Võ Đức Minh , Roman Catholic priest
- Hoàng Minh Chính , Vietnamese revolutionary
- Hồ Chí Minh , Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman
- Laurent Chu Van Minh , auxiliary bishop
- Lê Lương Minh , politician and diplomat
- Lê Minh Khuê , writer
- Minh-Khai Phan-Thi , actress
- Minh Ly , poker player
- Nguyễn Minh Phương , soccer player
- Nguyễn Minh Triết , Vietnamese President
- Nguyễn Quang Minh , badminton player
- Nguyễn Tiến Minh , badminton player
- Paul Marie Nguyên Minh Nhât , Bishop
- Thu Minh (* 1977), Vietnamese singer
- Trịnh Thị Minh Hà , writer
First name, first name
- Minh Mạng , emperor
- Minh Tuyết , pop singer
stage name
- Trần Hiếu Minh , pseudonym of the writer Nguyễn Văn Bổng