The story behind Hiệu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 昊. Originally Hạo, but changed to Hiệu due to naming taboo, in order to avoid homophony with the name of Emperor Kiến Phúc's birth name Nguyễn Phúc Hạo. Also see háo compared to hiếu.
Pronunciation
Vietnamese; Hà-Nội: [hiəw˧˨ʔ]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Vietnamese; Huế: [hiw˨˩ʔ]
- Vietnamese: [hiw˨˩˨]
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Names Similar to Hiệu
Hậu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 厚.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hiếu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 孝.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Châu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 珠 (“pearl”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Diệu
Sino-Vietnamese word from 妙. Sino-Vietnamese word from 耀.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Du
Sino-Vietnamese word from 攸.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kiều
Sino-Vietnamese word from 嬌 or 翹.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Hiệu
Ajisai
/adisawi/ → /ad͡ʑisai/ From Old Japanese. Recorded in the Man'yōshū of c. 759 CE with the phonetic man'yōgana spellings 味狭藍 (adisawi) and 安治佐為 (adisawi), and in the Wamyō…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ashita
Shift in meaning from 朝 (ashita, “next morning”), itself cognate with 朝 (asa, “morning”). The kanji spelling is from Chinese 明日 (míngrì).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Asu
From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE). Various theories exist regarding the ultimate derivation: * Possibly a shift from verb 明かす (akasu, “to pass”). *:…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Hiệu
Ajisai
/adisawi/ → /ad͡ʑisai/ From Old Japanese. Recorded in the Man'yōshū of c. 759 CE with the phonetic man'yōgana spellings 味狭藍 (adisawi) and 安治佐為 (adisawi), and in the Wamyō…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
An
Sino-Vietnamese word from 安.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ân
Sino-Vietnamese word from 恩.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length