At a Glance
- Meaning
- Peaceful meeting place (會安: hội 'meeting, gathering' + an 'peace')
- Origin
- Vietnamese
- Pronunciation
- hoy-AHN
Hoi An is a Vietnamese name meaning “peaceful meeting place (會安: hội 'meeting, gathering' + an 'peace')”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.
Meaning & Origin of Hoi An
Meaning: Peaceful meeting place (會安: hội 'meeting, gathering' + an 'peace').
Origin: Vietnamese.
How to Pronounce Hoi An
hoy-AHNIPA /hɔj aːn/
Popularity of Hoi An
Hoi An doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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