At a Glance: Name: Kiều – Meaning: beautiful, graceful (a homophonous character gives 'prominent/outstanding'); separately, the name of the heroine of Nguyễn Du's epic poem 'Truyện Kiều' – Origin: Sino-Vietnamese – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: KYOO
Kiều is a Sino-Vietnamese girl's name meaning “beautiful, graceful (a homophonous character gives 'prominent/outstanding'); separately, the name of the heroine of Nguyễn Du's epic poem 'Truyện Kiều'”. It appears in our list of 175+ Vietnamese Baby Names That Are Musical and Meaningful.
Meaning & Origin of Kiều
Meaning: Beautiful, graceful (a homophonous character gives 'prominent/outstanding'); separately, the name of the heroine of Nguyễn Du's epic poem 'Truyện Kiều'.
Origin: Sino-Vietnamese.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Kiều
Phonetic: KYOO IPA: /ˈkjuː/
Popularity of Kiều
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1980–2002.
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