Minh
[miŋ]Meaning
from Sino-Vietnamese 明 (minh), meaning "bright"
Background Story
Minh is a given name of Vietnamese origin, derived from the Sino-Vietnamese reading of the Chinese character 明, meaning "bright", "clear" or "intelligent". It was an adopted name of the communist revolutionary Hồ Chí Minh (1890-1969). Behind the Name also lists the name as used in Chinese and Korean.
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