"Văn" meaning in Vietnamese

See Văn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [van˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [vaŋ˧˧] [Huế], [vaŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon), [jaŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 文 (“literature”); implies an educated or scholarly person. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|文}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|文|literature}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 文 (“literature”) Head templates: {{head|vi|proper noun|head=Văn|tr=}} Văn
  1. a surname from Chinese
    Sense id: en-Văn-vi-name-cgTcznke Categories (other): Vietnamese surnames
  2. a male given name from Chinese, a middle name
    Sense id: en-Văn-vi-name-RAPN9xu4 Categories (other): Vietnamese given names, Vietnamese male given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 27 73 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
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      "ipa": "[van˧˧]",
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      "ipa": "[vaŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jaŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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      "homophone": "văn"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "văng"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "giăng"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Vân"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "vâng"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dân"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dâng"
    }
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jaŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "văn"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "văng"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "giăng"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Vân"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "vâng"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dân"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dâng"
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