Vũ Như Tô
Vũ or Võ ( 武 or rarely 禹) is a common Vietnamese surname. Vũ is primarily used by Vietnamese who live in the north, while Võ mostly is used by Vietnamese who live in the south (from Quảng Bình Province to the south). The latinized vũ has a noun meaning of "feather", and as a verb refers to the act of dancing, while the latinized võ has a very different meaning, referring to military service, the art of fighting, wrestling or judo. ''Vũ'' might also be derived from 雨, meaning rain. Academia * Tuan Vo-Dinh (Võ Đình Tuấn) - Vietnamese biochemist, b. 1948 *Võ Tòng Xuân - Vietnamese former university administrator, also known as Dr. Rice, b. 1940 Arts and Entertainment *Võ Hoàng Yến – Vietnamese supermodel, b. 1988 *Tom Vu – Vietnamese-American poker player and former infomercial star, b. 1957 Military *Võ Tánh – Vietnamese 18th century military commander, d. 1801 *Võ Nguyên Giáp – Vietnamese 20th century military commander, d. 2013 Po ...
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Vietnamese Name
Traditional Vietnamese personal names generally consist of three parts, used in Eastern name order. * A family name (normally patrilineal, The father’s family name may be combined with the mother's family name to form a compound family name). * A middle name (normally a single name but some have no middle name). * A given name (normally single name but some have multiple given names). But not every name is conformant. For example: * ''Nguyễn Trãi'' has his family name ''Nguyễn'' and his given name is ''Trãi''. He does not have any middle name. * ''Phạm Bình Minh'' has his family name ''Phạm'' and his given name is ''Bình Minh'' (). He does not have any middle name. *'' Nguyễn Văn Quyết'' has his family name ''Nguyễn'', his middle name is ''Văn'' () and his given name is ''Quyết'' (). * ''Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn'' has his family name ''Nguyễn'', his middle name is ''Ngọc'' () and his given name is ''Trường Sơn'' (). * ''Hoàng Phủ Ngọc T ...
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