Surnames
The Lam Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Lam means forest, from the Chinese character 林. Two peoples share one American surname: Vietnamese Lâm, and the Cantonese Lam of Guangdong and Hong Kong.
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The Pham Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Pham (Phạm) is a Vietnamese surname from the Chinese character 范. Explore its meaning, Red River Delta origins, the Champa puzzle and the American Phams.
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The Tran Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Tran is Vietnam's second surname and the dynasty that beat the Mongols three times. Its meaning, homeland, spellings, and why two Trans rarely share blood.
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The Nguyen Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Why 40% of Vietnam is named Nguyen: the character 阮, the dynastic name changes, the diacritics America lost, and how the name reached the US after…
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