Vietnamese · Boy name
Nam
“south, male”
About the name Nam
Nam is a Vietnamese masculine name. It is usually taken from Sino-Vietnamese 南 (nam) ‘south’, and the same syllable also represents 男 ‘male, man’. The word appears in the name of the country itself, Việt Nam. As a given name, Nam stands last in the full name, as in Trần Văn Nam, and it is also found in compound given names such as Hoài Nam and Phương Nam. Nam Cao was the pen name of an influential Vietnamese realist writer.
- Meaning
- south, male
- Origin
- Vietnamese
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- NAHM(1 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
If you like Nam
- Minh
- Linh
- Hanh
- Khanh
Middle names for Nam
- Nam An
- Nam Thao
- Nam Hanh
- Nam Khanh
- Nam Tu
- Nam Mai
Questions about Nam
- What does Nam mean?
- Nam is a Vietnamese name meaning "south, male".
- How do you pronounce Nam?
- Nam is pronounced NAHM, with emphasis on the first syllable.