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Tôn Nữ
Tôn (孫) (Anglicised as Ton) is a Vietnamese surname. It is transliterated as Sun in Chinese and Son in Korean. Notable people *Tôn Đức Thắng (1888–1980), first President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam *Tôn Hiếu Anh (), Vietnamese model See also *Tôn Thất, a Vietnamese compound surname *Nguyễn Văn Tồn (1763–1820), Vietnamese general *Phạm Duy Tốn (1881–1924), Vietnamese writer *Trương Ngọc Tơn Trương Ngọc Tơn (born 3 February 1960) is a Vietnamese former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded a ... (born 1960), Vietnamese swimmer {{surname Vietnamese-language surnames vi:Tôn (họ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglicisation Of Names
The anglicisation of personal names is the change of non-English-language personal names to spellings nearer English sounds, or substitution of equivalent or similar English personal names in the place of non-English personal names. Anglicisation of personal names Classical, medieval and Renaissance figures A small number of figures, mainly very well-known classical and religious writers, appear under English names—or more typically under Latin names, in English texts. This practice became prevalent as early as in English-language translations of the New Testament, where translators typically renamed figures such as Yeshu and Simon bar-Jonah as Jesus and Peter, and treated most of the other figures in the New Testament similarly. In contrast, translations of the Old Testament traditionally use the original names, more or less faithfully transliterated from the original Hebrew. Transatlantic explorers such as Zuan Chabotto and Cristoforo Colombo became popularly known as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnamese Surname
Traditional Vietnamese personal names generally consist of three parts, used in Personal name#Eastern name order, Eastern name order. * A family name (normally patrilineal, although matrilineality is possible, in cases such as divorce, children of a single parent, single mother, or if a child didn't want to have the father's surname. The father's family name may be combined with the mother's family name to form a compound family name). * An optional middle name (normally a single name, some have no middle name). * A given name, personal name (normally single name, some have multiple names, mostly double name). But not every name is conformant. For example: * ''Nguyễn Trãi'' has his family name ''Nguyen, Nguyễn'' and his personal name is ''Trãi''. He does not have any middle name. * ''Phạm Bình Minh'' has his family name ''Phạm'' and his personal name is ''Bình Minh'' (). He does not have any middle name. *''Nguyễn Văn Quyết'' has his family name ''Nguyễn'', hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun (surname)
Sun () is a transliteration of a common Chinese surname (; pronounced ). It is the third name listed in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Other transliterations include Suen (Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations), Soon (Amoy dialect), Sng and Soon (Teochew dialect), Tôn (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese), Son (Korean surname), Son (Japanese language, Japanese/Korean language, Korean), Soon (regions with Hokkien-speaking populations), Sen/Suan/-son/-zon (Chinese Filipino in the Philippines), and Swen. In 2019, Sun was the twelfth most common surname in mainland China. A 2013 study found it to be the 12th most common name as well, shared by 18,300,000 people or 1.38% of the population, with the province with the most being Shandong. Note that in Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations, the surname Xin (surname), Xin (辛) is also transliterated as Sun. Origins *The name Sunshu Ao (孫叔敖) comes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Language
Chinese ( or ) is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and List of ethnic groups in China, many minority ethnic groups in China, as well as by various communities of the Chinese diaspora. Approximately 1.39 billion people, or 17% of the global population, speak a variety of Chinese as their first language. Chinese languages form the Sinitic languages, Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The spoken varieties of Chinese are usually considered by native speakers to be dialects of a single language. However, their lack of mutual intelligibility means they are sometimes considered to be separate languages in a Language family, family. Investigation of the historical relationships among the varieties of Chinese is ongoing. Currently, most classifications posit 7 to 13 main regional groups based on phonetic developments from Middle Chinese, of which the most spoken by far is Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin with 66%, or around 800&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son (Korean Name)
Son, Sohn or Shon (孫, 손) is a common Korean family name. It is a transliteration of the Chinese surname Sun (surname), Sun. There are two clans of Son, one in Gwangju and the other in the Gyeongsang region. The clan originated from the Miryang Park clan. As of 2000, there were 415,182 people by this surname in South Korea. List of notable people with this name Son *Son Ah-seop (born 1988), South Korean professional baseball player *Son Byong-hi (1861–1922), Korean religious leader and independence activist *Son Byong-ho (born 1962), South Korean actor *Son Dam-bi (born 1983), South Korean singer and actress *Son Dong-woon (born 1991), South Korean singer, member of boy band Highlight (band), Highlight *Son Chae-young (born 1999), South Korean rapper and singer, member of girl group Twice *Son Chang-min (born 1965), South Korean actor *Son Chol-u (born 1973), North Korean cross-country skier *Son Eun-seo (born 1986), South Korean actress *Son Eun-ju (born 1990), South Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Language
Korean is the first language, native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Koreans, Korean descent. It is the national language of both South Korea and North Korea. In the south, the language is known as () and in the north, it is known as (). Since the turn of the 21st century, aspects of Korean Wave, Korean popular culture have spread around the world through globalization and Korean Wave, cultural exports. Beyond Korea, the language is recognized as a minority language in parts of China, namely Jilin, and specifically Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Yanbian Prefecture, and Changbai Korean Autonomous County, Changbai County. It is also spoken by Sakhalin Koreans in parts of Sakhalin, the Russian island just north of Japan, and by the in parts of Central Asia. The language has a few Extinct language, extinct relatives which—along with the Jeju language (Jejuan) of Jeju Island and Korean itself—form the compact Koreanic language family. Even so, Jejuan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tôn Đức Thắng
Tôn Đức Thắng (; 20 August 1888 – 30 March 1980) was the second President of Vietnam under the leadership of General Secretary Lê Duẩn. The position of president is ceremonial and Tôn was never a major policymaker or even a member of the Politburo,Vietnam's ruling council. He served as president, initially of Democratic Republic of Vietnam from September 2, 1969, and later of a united Vietnam, until his death in 1980. Known affectionately as Uncle Tôn (Bác Tôn), Tôn Đức Thắng was a key Vietnamese nationalist and Communist political figure, was chairman of the National Assembly's Standing Committee (1955–1960) and served as the Vice President to Hồ Chí Minh from 1960 to 1969, succeeding him as president after Ho's death. He died at the age of 91; he was the oldest head of a state with the title of "president" (subsequently surpassed by Hastings Banda). Early life Tôn Đức Thắng was born to Tôn Văn Đề and Nguyễn Thị Di on Ông Hô Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tôn Hiếu Anh
Tôn Hiếu Anh is a Vietnamese fashion designer, and editor and producer of Fashion Studio on VTV6 (Television Program). He was a model from 1994 to 2000, then moved into design, winning the 2nd prize of fashion contest 24/7 of the British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lang ... in 2002, and 1st prize of Dep Fair 2005. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Vietnamese fashion designers Vietnamese television presenters Vietnamese producers Vietnamese male models People from Hanoi {{fashion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tôn Thất
Tôn Thất (or Tôn Nữ for female) is a two-character Vietnamese compound surname, originating from the Nguyễn dynasty. It is the surname for members of the imperial family that were not direct first-born descendants of the Emperor, and therefore considered collateral relatives of the Nguyễn dynasty. This surname was originally ''Tông Thất'' (), which is derived from a Sino-Vietnamese word, meaning "clan members" or "royal family members". The surname was changed to ''Tôn Thất'' () after Thiệu Trị (né: Nguyễn Phúc Miên ''Tông'') became the emperor due to naming taboo. Notable people * Tôn Thất Đính (1812–1893), Nguyễn Dynasty mandarin * Tôn Thất Thuyết (1839–1913), Nguyễn Dynasty regent * Tôn Thất Xứng (1923–2018), South Vietnamese general * Tôn Thất Thiện (1924–2014), South Vietnamese nationalist * Tôn Thất Đính (1926–2013), South Vietnamese general * Tôn-Thất Tiết (born 1933), music composer * Tôn Nữ Thị Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nguyễn Văn Tồn
Thống chế Điều bát Nguyễn Văn Tồn ( vi-hantu, 統制調撥 阮文存, 1763–1820) was a general and official of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam. He was a Khmer Krom. He was either born in Càng Long or in Trà Ôn, Cần Thơ Province (in present-day Vĩnh Long Province). His Khmer name was ''Duồn'' or ''Duông''. At first he was a slave. He followed Nguyễn Ánh to Bangkok in 1784, in there he was promoted to ''cai đội'' and took the Vietnamese name Nguyễn Văn Tồn. He followed Nguyễn Ánh back to Southern Vietnam in 1787. He gathered an army of several thousand Khmers in Trà Vinh and Mân Thít (present-day Mang Thít), called the ''Xiêm binh đồn'' (暹兵屯, lit. "Siamese soldiers' camp"), to reinforce Nguyễn Ánh. Tồn joint the battle of Quy Nhơn in 1801. He was captured by Tây Sơn dynasty, Tây Sơn rebels. He was appreciated by Tây Sơn generals and joint the rebels. He did fight bravely for them, however, not long after he escaped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phạm Duy Tốn
Phạm Duy Tốn (1881 – 25 February 1924) was a Vietnamese writer. He was father of the songwriter Phạm Duy and French language writer and ambassador Phạm Duy Khiêm. He was widely considered as the first Vietnamese writer who wrote short stories following Western style. Phạm was born 1881 in , Hà Nội in an oil merchant family. In 1901, Phạm graduated from the French School of Interpreters, and began working for Residential Palace of the Tonkin Governor. In 1907 he was appointed one of three teachers at the Hội Trí Tri (en: Association for Mutual Education, fr: Société d’Enseignement Mutuel du Tonkin) in Hanoi. In 1913, Phạm joined the editorial board of the Đông Dương tạp chí — a magazine that actively promoted Quốc ngữ via translated articles from original Chinese and French works, managed by Nguyễn Văn Vĩnh. He published alongside Confucian writers like in Nam Phong magazine, showing more ability to give straightforward prose unco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trương Ngọc Tơn
Trương Ngọc Tơn (born 3 February 1960) is a Vietnamese former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ .... He is from Thái Bình Province. References External links * 1960 births Living people Vietnamese male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Vietnam Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Thái Bình province {{Vietnam-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
