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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Hoa- Vietnamese for peaceful flower pronounced hu-ah
Hana - Japanese pronounced Ha-na almost Hannah
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Interesting. Viet Babe was born in Hoa Binh. Vietnamese names can be rough. A friend's boy is "Phuc", unfortunately pronounced as you'd suspect.
For Oscar looking for different names that aren't loony:
Well, how about Linh which sounds American but is Vietnamese? Here are some favorite names of mine:
Gioia (pronounced "Joyuh" with a hard "J", not spanish sounding like Hoya). My favorite name!
Bridget (very Irish)
Mai (pronounced "My")
Mei (pronounced May)
Abrianna (Hebrew)
Aviana (Native American)
Bronwyn (Welsh)
Esta or Sofia (Italian)
Have fun!
