Linh

Linh is a Vietnamese name that means "soul" or "spirit".[1] It is the Vietnamese pronunciation of the Chinese character 靈 (líng), which is not used as a surname in China.

Surname

  • Linh Quang Viên (1918-2013), Vietnamese soldier who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam

Fictional characters

  • Chase Linh, from Need for Speed: Undercover
  • Linh Cinder, protagonist of The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
  • Linh Song, teen character from Shannon Messenger's book series Keeper of the Lost Cities

Given name

  • Linh, the fictitious Vietnamese-American woman played by Hong Chau, whom Sonny courts then marries, in the HBO TV series Treme[2]
  • Linh Dinh (Vietnamese Đinh Linh, born 1963) Vietnamese-American poet, fiction writer, translator, and photographer
  • Chế Linh, Vietnamese pop singer of Cham origin
  • Linh Nga (full name Nguyễn Linh Nga, born 1982), Vietnamese actress
  • Thai Van Linh: a Businesswoman, an advisor

See also

  • Ling (surname)

References

  1. ^ "Firstnames". Zelo.com.
  2. ^ Walker, Dave (November 18, 2012). "Actress Hong Chau brings New Orleans background to role as 'Treme's' Linh". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans.
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