Nam
Nam is a boy name of Vietnamese origin, meaning South; (also) man.
What Nam means
South; (also) man.
Nam is short — 3 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Nam 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.
Nam is recorded as Vietnamese in origin. Browse other Vietnamese names.
How popular is Nam?
You will not find Nam in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
Names like Nam
These share Nam's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Duc — Virtue, morality.
- Hung — Brave, heroic.
- Khanh — Prosperity; jade chime.
- Phuc — Blessing, good fortune.
- Tri — Wisdom, intellect.
- Vinh — Glory, honor.
- Ngoc — Jade, gem.
- Nguyet — The moon.
- Anh — Bright; hero; flower petal.
- Hoa — Flower.
- Huong — Fragrance, perfume.
- Kim — Gold.