The story behind Pháp
Sino-Vietnamese word from 法, from Middle Chinese 法 (pjop). As for the country name, contracted from Chinese 法國 /法国 (Pháp quốc), in turn contracted from Chinese phonetics Mandarin 法蘭西 /法兰西 (Fǎlánxī, Fàlánxī, Pháp Lan Tây) + 國 /国 (quốc, “country”), from French France. Doublet of phép.
Pronunciation
Vietnamese; Hà-Nội: [faːp̚˧˦]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Vietnamese; Huế: [faːp̚˦˧˥]
- Vietnamese: [faːp̚˦˥]
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Names Similar to Pháp
Điệp
Sino-Vietnamese word from 蝶.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lập
Sino-Vietnamese word from 立.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Phi
Sino-Vietnamese word from 飛.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Phú
Sino-Vietnamese word from 富.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ú
- same syllable count
- similar length
Phúc
Sino-Vietnamese word from 福.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends C
- same syllable count
- similar length
Phục
Sino-Vietnamese word from 復.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends C
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Pháp
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 Pháp
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