Linh is a Vietnamese name that means "soul" or "spirit". It is the Vietnamese pronunciation of the Chinese character (líng), which is not used as a surname in China.
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Linh Quang Viên
Linh Quang Viên (November 11, 1918 - January 17, 2013) was a Vietnamese soldier who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.
Vien was born in Cao Bang, northern Vietnam. He attended Albert Sarraut High Schoo ...
(1918-2013), Vietnamese soldier who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Fictional characters
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Chase Linh
''Need for Speed: Undercover'' is a 2008 racing video game, and is the twelfth installment in the ''Need for Speed'' series. Developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts, it was released on November 18, 2008, for the PlayStation 2 ...
, from ''
Need for Speed: Undercover''
Given name
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Linh Linh is a Vietnamese name that means "soul" or "spirit". It is the Vietnamese pronunciation of the Chinese character (líng), which is not used as a surname in China.
Surname
* Linh Quang Viên (1918-2013), Vietnamese soldier who rose to the rank ...
, the fictitious Vietnamese-American woman played by
Hong Chau
Hong Chau (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress who gained recognition for her supporting role in the 2017 film '' Downsizing'', in which she played the character Ngoc Lan Tran. For her performance, she was nominated for several supporting ...
, whom
Sonny courts then marries, in the HBO TV series ''
Treme''
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Linh Dinh
Linh Dinh (Vietnamese: , born 1963, Saigon, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American poet, fiction writer, translator, and photographer.
He was a 1993 Pew Fellow. He writes a column for '' The Unz Review''.
Biography
Dinh came to the US in 1975, live ...
(Vietnamese Đinh Linh, born 1963) Vietnamese-American poet, fiction writer, translator, and photographer
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Chế Linh
Chế Linh ( cjm, Jamlen; b. 1942) is a Vietnamese popular singer, songwriter. An ethnic Cham, his stage name Chế Linh is a Vietnamese transcription of his Cham name, but, like many Cham people, he also has an official Vietnamese legal name, ...
, Vietnamese pop singer of Cham origin
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Linh Nga
Linh Nga ( ; born 3 January 1982), is an American-Vietnamese film director, film producer, actress, and screenwriter. Linh Nga's 2019 documentary "Inside this peace" won "Award Of Merit" at the Impact DOCS Awards, won "Best Feature Documentary" at ...
(full name Nguyễn Linh Nga, born 1982), Vietnamese actress
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Ling (surname) Ling is a surname which can be of either Chinese, English, or Nordic origin.
Chinese
"Ling" is the Roman alphabet spelling of multiple Chinese surnames.
Líng ()
According to traditional stories, the surname pronounced Líng () in Mandarin origina ...
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Vietnamese-language surnames