Kiều: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

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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