Meaning: South
The story
Nam is a Vietnamese given name with the Sino-Vietnamese root 南, meaning south. Its meaning comes from the Vietnamese reading of the character, rather than an English interpretation of its sound.
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Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.
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Origins
Nam comes from Vietnamese.
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