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
  • Linh Nga (born 1982), Vietnamese actress

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

See also

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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