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Yến-Lam

Quick answerYến-Lam is a Vietnamese name combining "Yến" (燕), meaning swallow or graceful, with "Lam" (林), meaning forest or woods, rooted in Sino-Vietnamese characters that reflect classical Chinese naming traditions.

Vietnamese · Girl · 1 syllable

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderGirl
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Peak year2018
Syllables1
OriginVietnamese
LanguageVietnamese
CultureVietnamese
Letters7
Numerology2 Chaldean 5
Global rank#65,535

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Yến-Lam

Yến-Lam is a Vietnamese name combining "Yến" (燕), meaning swallow or graceful, with "Lam" (林), meaning forest or woods, rooted in Sino-Vietnamese characters that reflect classical Chinese naming traditions.

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Etymology

Yến-Lam is a Vietnamese name combining "Yến" (燕), meaning swallow or graceful, with "Lam" (林), meaning forest or woods, rooted in Sino-Vietnamese characters that reflect classical Chinese naming traditions.

The name is used primarily in Vietnamese culture and communities, reflecting the Vietnamese practice of adopting Chinese characters for names; it carries no specific religious affiliation but represents the secular naming conventions of East Asian societies influenced by Confucian and literary traditions.

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