How to pronounce Thuvan?

THOO VUNk

TH - soft th as in THesis
OO - as in peek-a-bOO
V - as in Vice
UNk - as in sunk

*It's a female name in Vietnamese. In Vietnamese, last name goes first, then middle name, then first name. Therefore people tend to make their middle name and first name related to each other so that they form a certain meaning. In this case, Thu is the middle name and Van is the first name. Thu means autumn and Vân means cloud. Thu Vân means sky clouds in autumn.

*however, make sure you don't pronounce the k at the end. I just put it there so you know to pronounce it like the word "sunk".
*Also, this name is not one word, it's TWO words and there are accents on it. It's actually Thu Vân, with the accent that looks like a hat on top of the A in Van. It's called accent circonflexe in French.

THOO VUNK

TH - as in thin
OO - as in food
V - as in very
UNK - as in sunk

THOO VUNk

TH - soft th as in THesis
OO - as in peek-a-bOO
V - as in Vice
UNk - as in sunk

*however, make sure you don't pronounce the k at the end. I just put it there so you know to pronounce it like the word "sunk".

Thu is Middle Name, Vân is First Name

Vietnamese

Female

Thu Vân

Thu = autumn ; Vân = clouds. Thu Vân = clouds in autumn

In Vietnamese, last name goes first, then middle name, then first name. Therefore people tend to try to form their middle name and first name in a way so that they form a certain meaning. In this case, Thu is the middle name and Vân is the first name. Thu means autumn and Vân means cloud. Thu Vân means sky clouds in autumn.


*Also, this name is not one word, it's TWO words and there are accents on it. It's actually Thu Vân, with the accent that looks like a hat on top of the A in Van. It's called accent circonflexe in French.