Dieuese name

Dieuese names generally consist of three parts: a family name, a middle name, and a given name. They are influnced by Chinese naming customs, and family names are always first in the name.

Family name
Usually the father's, but if the father is absent then the mother's is used. Typically, married Dieuese women attach their husband's last name to their own last name (ex. Hàu Tsằng Shạ̌ Dang), however that is only used in formal and legal contexts, and often the husband's last name is omitted.

Common Dieuese family names are: Kim, Trạ̀n , Hwàng , Lí/Ly , and Li/Ly.

Middle name
About 50% of Dieuese people have a middle name. They are always one character and in the middle of the name. In the past, middle names were very rigid. Men had Van (文) or Ping (平), and women had Thi (氏) or Mi (美). Unisex names were often Minh (明), or their generation name. Today, middle mames are very diverse, and often provides a poetic and positive meaning to the person (eg. Pùng Ving Hwā;, his middle name Ving means "glory").

Given names
Given names can be one or two characters. The middle name is part of the given name. The given name is the most diverse part of the name, and are usually created from positive words or poems.

Overseas Dieuese often adopt a name that is non-Dieuese (typically English), like Tom Duong or Isabel Pǎm.

Examples

 * Kim Nàu Szì (former prime minister): family name is Kim (金) middle name is Nàu (淖), and given name is Szì (史).
 * Pǎm Hiữu Tao (poet and 17th-century independence activist): family name is Pǎm (范), and given name is Hiữu Tao (友濤). He doesn't have a middle name.
 * Lí Bi Ru Xọc (actress): family name is Lí (黎), middle name is Mi (美), and given name is Ru Xọc (如雪).
 * Tạ Tài (table tennis player): family name is Tạ (謝), given name is Tài (財). He doesn't have a middle name.
 * Members of the imperial family of Daidieu have two given names (ex. Hwei Ving or Ái Thiậng). They don't have a family name.

Trivia

 * Romanization of Dieuese names uses a system called Pin'am or Bin'am (拼音).
 * If a person's given name is two characters, it is nearly impossible to distingish between one middle and one given name or two given names.
 * There are no restrictions on Dieuese names, so a person can name their child anything they want with no character limit.