Vũ - Võ (武) Vietnamese Five Colours Flag

Vũ or Võ (武) is a common Vietnamese surname.[1] Vũ is primarily used by Vietnamese who live in the north,[2] while Võ mostly is used by Vietnamese who live in the south (from Quảng Bình Province to the south), but not always strictly so, as either Võ or Vũ can be found north or south.

Vũ and Võ both refer to military service, the art of fighting, wrestling or judo,[3] as per meaning of 武.

Notable people with the surname Vũ or Võ

Academia

Arts and Entertainment

  • Bao Vo — Vietnamese American musician
  • Tracy Vo — Vietnamese Australian journalist and news presenter
  • Võ Hoàng Yến – Vietnamese supermodel
  • Anh Vu — Vietnamese Norwegian singer and actress
  • Cuong Vu — Vietnamese American jazz trumpeter
  • Thuy Vu — Vietnamese American journalist and news presenter
  • Tom Vu – Vietnamese American poker player and former infomercial star

Military

Politics

  • Võ Chí Công – Communist party member and late 20th century President of Vietnam
  • Hubert Vo – Vietnamese American Democratic politician
  • Võ Văn Kiệt (born Phan Văn Hòa) – late 20th century Prime Minister of Vietnam
  • Võ Hồng Phúc – retired Vietnamese communist politician
  • Võ Văn Thưởng — 11th President of Vietnam
  • Tri Vo – Vietnamese Australian Labor politician
  • Vũ Hồng Khanh – 20th century Vietnamese revolutionary opposing both French and Communist rule
  • Vũ Văn Mẫu – last Prime Minister of South Vietnam

Sports

See also

References

  1. ↑ Biggs, David Andrew (2018). Footprints of War: Militarized Landscapes in Vietnam. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 207. ISBN 9780295743875.
  2. ↑ Patrick, Hanks, ed. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2806. ISBN 9780192527479 – via Google Books (preview).
  3. ↑ Giuōng, Phan văn; Hoà, Nguyễn Đình (2018). "vũ; võ". Tuttle Vietnamese-English Dictionary (2nd ed.). pp. PT974, PT965. ISBN 9781462919062 – via Google Books (preview).
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