Linh
Linh is a girl name of Vietnamese origin, meaning Spirit, soul; clever.
What Linh means
Spirit, soul; clever.
Linh is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Linh comes from
Vietnamese given names are ordinary words with clear meanings — flowers, virtues, natural features — chosen for what they say rather than inherited from a set of traditional names.
Linh is recorded as Vietnamese in origin. Browse other Vietnamese names.
How popular is Linh?
Linh sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Linh
Linh sits in our Wisdom group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Wisdom
Names like Linh
These share Linh's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Minh — Bright, intelligent.
- Tri — Wisdom, intellect.
- Sophia — Wisdom.
- Zofia — Wisdom.
- Athena — Goddess of wisdom and war.
- Aubrey — Elf ruler; wise.
- Avery — Ruler of the elves; wise.
- Cassandra — Shining upon man; a prophetess.
- Clarity — Brightness; clear understanding.
- Hui — Intelligent, wise.
- Ira — The earth; goddess of speech.
- Jisoo — Wisdom and goodness.