Minh
Minh is a baby name of Vietnamese origin, meaning Bright, intelligent.
What Minh means
Bright, intelligent.
Minh is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Minh 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.
Minh is recorded as Vietnamese in origin. Browse other Vietnamese names.
How popular is Minh?
Minh does not currently chart in the top 100 baby names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Minh
Two ideas meet in Minh: light and brightness and Wisdom. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Minh
These share Minh's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Cassandra — Shining upon man; a prophetess.
- Clarity — Brightness; clear understanding.
- Anh — Bright; hero; flower petal.
- Linh — Spirit, soul; clever.
- Tri — Wisdom, intellect.
- Cahaya — Light.
- Chen — Morning, dawn.
- Hadar — Splendour; glory.
- Haru — Spring; sunlight.
- Hinata — Sunny place; toward the sun.
- Jae — Talent; respect; wealth.
- Jiwoo — Wisdom and the universe.