Duc
Vietnamese · Boy · 1 syllable
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About the name Duc
The given name 'Duc' means "virtue" or "moral excellence" and derives from the Sino-Vietnamese word *đức* (德).
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Etymology
The given name 'Duc' means "virtue" or "moral excellence" and derives from the Sino-Vietnamese word *đức* (德). It is primarily used in Vietnamese culture, often as a masculine given name, and carries Confucian ethical connotations reflecting historical Chinese cultural influence.
Duc currently ranks #12,809 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1982.
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