Đông: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Đông – Meaning: either 'winter' or 'east', depending on which Chinese character the syllable renders – Origin: Sino-Vietnamese – Gender: Unisex


Đông is a Sino-Vietnamese unisex name meaning “either 'winter' or 'east', depending on which Chinese character the syllable renders”. It appears in our list of 175+ Vietnamese Baby Names That Are Musical and Meaningful.

Meaning & Origin of Đông

Meaning: Either 'winter' or 'east', depending on which Chinese character the syllable renders.

Origin: Sino-Vietnamese.

Source: Wiktionary.

Popularity of Đông

Đông 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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