Thai female names and their meanings. About Thai names, surnames and nicknames
Although all Thais have a first and last name, they always refer to each other by their nickname - even when talking to strangers - by adding Khun(i.e. Mr. or Mrs.). But they will never address anyone with this prefix before their last name. Even phone books have lists sorted by people's names.
In Thailand you will often be addressed using an anglicized version of this principle - for example, Mr. Alexander or Miss Maria. Keep in mind that if a man introduces himself to you as Khun Pir, his wife will be called differently. Among relatives and friends, the prefix Khun can be replaced by Phii(elder brother/sister) when addressing older relatives (although you, as a tourist, are best to say Khun) and Nong when addressing younger ones.
Many Thai names come from Sanskrit and therefore have specific meanings. For example, Boone means "good deeds" Porn- “blessing”, Siri- "glory", Thawi- means “to increase.” However, Thais of any age usually have a nickname, which, in addition to the official name, was given to him shortly after birth. This tradition has its origins in the deep-rooted superstition that when a child is named, spirits begin to take an unhealthy interest in him. A nickname is used instead of a real one to confuse the spirits. Among the common nicknames or nicknames, which often have nothing in common with their owner, can be called such as Yay(big), Own(thick) and Muu(pig), Lek or Noah(small), Knock(bird), Well(mouse) and Kung(shrimp), Nung(first or eldest), Song(second), Sami(third), also English nicknames like Apple(apple) and Joy(joy). Among my friends there is even Pepsi. More often than not, it happens that nicknames have nothing to do with a person, but there are still cases when a nickname somehow reflects a person, for example, there were problems during pregnancy or, on the contrary, something good happened. One of my friends was given a middle name at birth, Meaw (Meaw means cat in Thai), because she was born a month earlier, and when the mother saw her little child curled up in a ball, the name Cat or Kitten came by itself.
It is noteworthy that many families come up with funny naming systems for their children, i.e. all children can have, for example, Fruit names (Cherry, Apple, Melon, etc.), brands of expensive cars or flower variations. But perhaps the strangest and funniest are the category of names in honor of certain countries (one family in Bangkok has a girl named Russia) or according to a numbered list (First, Second, Third, etc.)
Surnames only appeared in 1913 (they were introduced by Rama VI, who himself coined many aristocratic surnames) and are used in certain situations only in conjunction with the given name. Good friends most often don’t even know each other’s last names. Ethnic Thais tend to have short surnames like Sombun or Srisai, while long, fancy surnames like Sonthanasumpun or Maneerattanakittikul indicate Chinese origin, not because they sound Chinese, but because many Chinese immigrants adopted a new one. Thai surname. And according to Thai law, each new surname must be unique. Therefore, anyone who decides to take a new surname in Thailand should compose it from five simple ones, and then check if there is one in the surname database. As more and more new surnames are taken, Chinese names become more and more cumbersome, and the basis of old Thai names is more and more clearly discernible in them.
Thai names are as much a manifestation of the desire for individuality and beauty as anything else in Thai culture. Looking through a list of hundreds of names and surnames in Russian, you can certainly find several Ivanovs, Petrovs and Sidorovs, two dozen Alexanders, a dozen Vladimirovs, a dozen Nadezhdas, Marins, Natalies, etc. In a similar list of Thai names, not a single surname or first name will be repeated! During official events in Thailand, along with the surname and first name of the participant, it is customary to also name the title, academic degree, military rank and list other regalia of the owner.
It is noteworthy that for a long time the Thais did not have surnames at all. Surnames were officially introduced into use by King Vachiravut by a special decree in 1913. The monarch personally came up with thousands of beautiful surnames for his subjects. For example, the surname Wongrat means “family of precious stones”, Rakpon Muang means “caring for citizens”, Hongsawan means “heavenly swan”, etc.
All Thais have two names: real and home. The former, for the most part, come from Pali and Sanskrit roots and, as a rule, are polysyllabic. Both male and female names have beautiful poetic meanings. In a Thai family, this is the first and most important principle that guides the choice of a name for a child. Many parents first consult on this important issue with monks or astrologers.
The person's name should be in harmony with his birthday. Since each sound has a certain wave, the vibrations of the name and birthday should go in unison, and not suppress each other, so that a person lives a life full of harmony and successfully solves the problems of the current incarnation. Therefore, the name must have letters that enhance the potential inherent in the date of birth. At the same time, you should avoid names containing consonants or vowels, the vibrations of which are opposite to the numerological component of the birthday.
Male names denote virtues, moral qualities and virtues inherent in the stronger sex: Somchai - “masculinity”, Thaksin - “source of happiness”, Thirasak - “authority, power”, Vinay - “discipline”, Tassna - “observation”, Praset - “superiority” ”, Viriya - “persistence”, Sombun - “perfection”, Kiantisak - “glory, honor”, Phakphum - “pride”, Sakda - “strength, energy”. The symbolism of Thai male names can also be associated with various achievements and personal characteristics: Narong - “winner”, Thanet - “rich man”, Sonthi - “able to combine and combine”. The meaning of the name can refer to important historical events, for example, the name Vanchai has the meaning “Victory Day”. The sun is traditionally considered a male symbol, so the appearance of the name Athit - “sun” is natural.
There are also examples unexpected for Europeans, such as the male name Kulap meaning “rose”. Calm Thai logic gives a very simple explanation: the rose is the most important and most beautiful flower, which in Thailand is treated with special respect and admiration, therefore, the beautiful name of this flower is worthy of an outstanding man. Therefore, in Thai, Rose is a masculine name.
Thai female names are associated with poetic images, beauty and harmony: Somying - “femininity”, Siriphon - “blessing”, Radi - “pleasure”. They praise female beauty in the names Saovapha - “the most beautiful of women”, Nari - “beautiful woman”, Phonpan - “maiden in beautiful clothes and jewelry”. Women's names reflect the respect with which the fair sex is treated in Thai society: Boonsi - “highly revered beauty”, Thephi - “queen”, Suda - “lady”.
The moon is a traditional female symbol, so many beautiful names have been created in honor of this heavenly satellite of the earth: Changsuda - “daughter of the moon”, Dyanphen - “full moon”, but there is also a female name Suriya - “sun”. Popular female names denoting the names of flowers and precious stones: Mali - “jasmine”, Sumali - “flowers”, Ubon - “water lily” and Thapthim - “ruby”, Butrakham - “yellow sapphire”. However, most of all female names are declarations of love for the fair sex: Kanda - “beloved”, Kuantyai - “beloved”, Samon - “beautiful and beloved woman”, Keuta - “delight of the eyes”.
The official name is written on a person's passport, driver's license, bank credit cards, insurance policy and university diploma, and is used to sign documents and business papers. However, in everyday life and informal communication between friends and colleagues, the real name is not often used.
During friendly communication, when addressing each other, Thais use special short diminutive pet names. In the English translation they are called nicknames, so sometimes in Russian-language reference books and guidebooks they are unfairly called “nicknames” or “nicknames” due to incorrect translation from English. In Thai, such short names are called "game names". Unlike Russian short names, Thai friendly pet names are not a simple abbreviation of the full name. These are short monosyllabic names, many of which have funny meanings: Kai - “chicken”, Nok - “bird”, Lek - “baby/baby”. Short names can denote a character trait, for example: Narak - “sweetheart”.
Since a diminutive name does not change with age, it can denote qualities that are not necessarily characteristic of its owner at the moment. For example, Num (“youth”) can be a model of wisdom and majesty, and Yu (“chubby girl”) can be thin and slender like a figurine. Other names indicate features of appearance: Deng - “red”, Det - “tan”. The short female name Apple is considered beautiful, because in the Thai mind, the apple is a beautiful and expensive foreign fruit. A popular male name, Pepsi, means a tasty drink.
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A correctly chosen name has a strong positive impact on a person’s character, aura and destiny. Actively helps to develop, forms positive qualities of character and condition, strengthens health, removes various negative programs of the unconscious. But how to choose the perfect name?
Despite the fact that there are cultural interpretations of what male names mean, in reality the influence of the name on each boy is individual.
Sometimes parents try to choose a name before birth, preventing the child from developing. Astrology and numerology for choosing a name have squandered all serious knowledge about the influence of a name on fate over the centuries.
Calendars of Christmastide and holy people, without consulting a seeing, insightful specialist, do not provide any real help in assessing the influence of names on the fate of a child.
And lists of ... popular, happy, beautiful, melodious male names completely turn a blind eye to the individuality, energy, soul of the child and turn the selection procedure into an irresponsible game of parents in fashion, selfishness and ignorance.
Beautiful and modern Thai names should primarily suit the child, and not the relative external criteria of beauty and fashion. Who don't care about your child's life.
Various characteristics according to statistics - positive traits of a name, negative traits of a name, choice of profession by name, influence of a name on business, influence of a name on health, psychology of a name can only be considered in the context of a deep analysis of subtle plans (karma), energy structure, goals for life and kind of a particular child.
The topic of compatibility of names (and not the characters of people) is an absurdity that turns the internal mechanisms of the influence of a name on the state of its bearer inside out on the interactions of different people. And it cancels the entire psyche, unconscious, energy and behavior of people. Reduces the entire multidimensionality of human interaction to one false characteristic.
The meaning of the name has no literal impact. For example, Vazha (courageous, knight) this does not mean that the young man will be strong, and bearers of other names will be weak. The name can weaken his health, block his heart center and he will not be able to give and receive love. On the contrary, another boy will be helped to solve problems of love or power, which will make life and achieving goals much easier. The third boy may not have any effect at all, whether there is a name or not. Etc. Moreover, all these children can be born on the same day. And have the same astrological, numerological and other characteristics.
The most popular Thai names for boys are also misleading. 95% of boys are called names that do not make their fate easier. You can only rely on the child’s innate character, spiritual vision and wisdom of an experienced specialist.
The secret of a man's name, as a program of the unconscious, a sound wave, vibration, is revealed in a special bouquet primarily in a person, and not in the semantic meaning and characteristics of the name. And if this name destroys a child, then no matter how beautiful, melodious with the patronymic, astrologically accurate, blissful it is, it will still be harmful, destroy character, complicate life and burden fate.
Below is a list of Thai names. Try to choose several that you think are most suitable for your child. Then, if you are interested in the effectiveness of the name’s influence on fate, .
List of male Thai names in alphabetical order:
Ah-Vut - weapon
Athit - sun
Wanchai - Victory Day
Wongrat - family of gems
Vinay - discipline
Viriya - perseverance
Virot - strength, power
Kiantisak - glory, honor
Kulap - rose
Kjet - honor
Clachan - brave
Mongkut - crown
Narong is the winner
Niran - eternal
Praset - superiority
Phakphum - pride
Pyabutr - father's son
Puentai - pistol
Rakponmuang - caring for citizens
Sakda - strength, energy
Somchair - courageous
Sunan - kind word
Somchai - masculinity
Sombun - perfection
Sonthi - one who knows how to combine and combine.
Thaksin is the source of happiness
Thanet - rich man
Thirasak - authority, power
Tassna - observation
Tinnakorn - sun
Tuantong - golden spear
Fanumas - sun
Fassakorn - sun
Hemhaeng - strong
Hongsawan - heavenly swan
Channarong - an experienced warrior
Remember! Choosing a name for a child is a huge responsibility. A name can greatly make a person’s life easier, but it can also cause harm.
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A correctly chosen name has a strong positive impact on a person’s character, aura and destiny. Actively helps to develop, forms positive qualities of character and condition, strengthens health, removes various negative programs of the unconscious. But how to choose the perfect name?
Despite the fact that in culture there are poetic interpretations of what women's names mean, in reality the influence of the name on each girl is individual.
Sometimes parents try to choose a name before birth, preventing the child from developing. Attempts to use astrology are no longer applicable; astrology and numerology for choosing a name have squandered all serious knowledge about the influence of a name on fate over the centuries.
Christmastide calendars, holy people, without consulting a seeing, perspicacious specialist, do not provide any real assistance in assessing the influence of names on the fate of a child.
Popular lists, happy, beautiful, melodious female names are essentially generalizations, and completely turn a blind eye to the individuality, energy, and soul of the child.
Beautiful and modern Thai names should primarily suit the child, and not the relative external criteria of beauty and fashion. Who don't care about your child's life.
Various characteristics according to statistics - positive traits of a name, negative traits of a name, choice of profession based on a name, the influence of a name on business, the influence of a name on health, the psychology of a name can only be considered in the context of a deep analysis of the character, energy structure, life goals and gender of a particular child.
Name Compatibility Topic(and not the characters of people) is an absurdity that turns the internal mechanisms of the influence of a name on the state of its bearer inside out on the interactions of different people. And it cancels the entire psyche, unconscious, energy and behavior of people. Reduces the entire multidimensionality of human interaction to one false characteristic.
Name meaning does not give full impact, it is only a small part of the impact. For example, Kuantyai (beloved), this does not mean that the girl will be happy in her family life, but bearers of other names are unhappy. The name can weaken her health, block her heart center and she will not be able to give and receive love. On the contrary, another girl will be helped to solve problems related to love or family, which will make life and achieving goals much easier. The third girl may not have any effect at all, whether there is a name or not. Etc. Moreover, all these children can be born on the same day. And have the same astrological, numerological and other characteristics. And the same name. But fates are different.
The most popular Thai names for girls are also misleading. 95% of girls are called names that do not make their fate easier. You can only focus on the child’s innate character, spiritual vision and the wisdom of a specialist. And experience, experience and once again the experience of understanding what is happening.
The secret of a woman's name, as a program of the unconscious, a sound wave, vibration is revealed in a special bouquet primarily in a person, and not in the semantic meaning and characteristics of a name. And if this name destroys a child, then no matter how beautiful, melodious with the patronymic, astrologically accurate, blissful it is, it will still be harmful, destroy character, complicate life and burden fate.
Below is a list of Thai names. Try to choose several that you think are most suitable for your child. Then, if you are interested in the effectiveness of the name’s influence on fate, .
List of female Thai names in alphabetical order:
A-Gong - grapevine
Buppa - flower
Bussaba - flower
Bunsi - a highly respected beauty
Butrakham - yellow sapphire
Vanida is a girl
Vaan - sweet
Vaen - ring
Dao is a star
Deng - red
Det - tanned
Dianpheng - full moon
Kamlai - bracelet
Kanya is a girl
Karavek - bird
Kosum - flower
Kulap - rose
Kwang - deer
Kanda - beloved
Kuantyai - beloved
Keuta - a delight for the eyes
Kai - chicken
Lamai - soft
Laban - beautiful
Lek - baby, baby
Mallya - flower
Mali - jasmine
Nari is a wonderful woman
Narak - sweetheart
Nok - bird
Num - young
Ngam Chit - kind heart
Pakpao - snake slayer
Pen-chan - full moon
Pensri - beauty and kindness Moon
Phonpan - a maiden in beautiful robes and jewelry
Rattana - crystal, jewel
For the sake of pleasure
Saengdao - starlight
Samon is a beautiful and beloved woman
Suriya - sun
Sumali - flowers
Sanoh - sweet and pleasant sounding
Saovapha - the most beautiful of women
Solada - listening
Catfish - orange
Sroy - chain
Somying - femininity
Siriphon - blessed beauty
Sirikit - Glory of the Kitiyakara Family
Sirirat - the glory of the state
Suda is a lady
Sukhon is a wonderful scent
Taeng - melon
Thephi - queen
Thevi - goddess
Thapthim - ruby
Ubon - water lily
Faylin - sapphire
Fairoh - sweet and pleasant sounding
Favta - pleasing to the eye
Fueng - bee
Hom - fragrant
Chailai - beautiful, sweet
Chansuda - daughter of the moon
Chimlin - cute
Chuenchai - refreshing
Apple - apple
Yu - curvy
Destiny is character. Character is adjusted, including through thoughts. The most important idea is the name. The name introduces changes in character. Then the character changes fate and future. Since all people are different, any generalizations that ignore a person’s individuality are incorrect.
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Among Europeans living in Thailand, there is a joke about Thai names.
What's your name? - the English teacher asks the Thai student.
“Yes,” the student answers.
- No, what are you called? - the teacher repeats.
- Yes. “My name is Yes, Khun Yes,” explains the student, surprised that his name is not understood.
It is impossible to translate such a dialogue into Russian without losing its meaning. Just according to Zhvanetsky.
- What’s your name?
- Avas.
- I’m Nikolai Stepanovich, and you?
- Avas.
The system of official Thai names is exactly the same as in the West: the surname always follows the given name. Moreover, surnames appeared not so long ago; in 1913, a decree of Rama VI was adopted to assign everyone a surname, and before that only first names were used in the Kingdom. Under Thai law, only one family could use their surname. Therefore, two Thais who are completely unfamiliar with each other and have the same last name will be relatives to some extent. There is no such thing as a namesake here.
Another interesting fact is the Thai noble surnames. To create surnames, descendants of the royal family added the preposition Na to the geographical place of residence. For example, Na Ayutthaya, Na Thalang, Na Ranong, Na Takuathung and Na Songkhla. The analogue in European countries is the surnames of representatives of German noble families, starting with “von”. As an option, there are surnames consisting of the first and last names of an ancestor. So the name of Thailand's Minister of the Environment is Kasem Sanitwong Na Ayutthaya, where Kasem is a personal name and Sanitwong is the name of the wife of Rama V.
Thai names are an almost constant number that Thais use in all official documents. Thais take choosing a real name very seriously, because you need to live with it all your life. If in Russia they use the church calendar or books about names associated with character to choose a child’s name, then in Thailand they prefer to turn to monks or astrological books for help, which suggest naam mongkhon (auspicious name). For example, each day of the week includes a certain number of favorable consonants with which the name must begin. Moreover, the consonants are divided into six groups according to the property that they impart to the character or future life of the child. There are consonants for endurance, for easy opportunity to earn money, for beauty and health. There are special tables that present good and bad consonants by day of the week and the character trait that parents would like for their child. The monks carefully study favorable and unlucky consonants and offer parents options. To choose an official name, the monk is contacted no earlier than a month after the birth of the baby. Until that time, the child is called by some affectionate nickname.
Unlike Europeans, Thais widely use "chi len" - a nickname or nickname, which can be very different from the real name and even have nothing in common with it. It should be noted that most Thai names are quite long, so nicknames are used quite widely. A nickname is given by parents to a very young child, but this does not mean that it will accompany the person throughout his life. A Thai can change his nickname an unlimited number of times in connection with any event. For example, in my hometown one of my friends is known as Nyng, and after moving to Phuket, he came up with the nickname Mot. Employees of various companies use their nicknames in letter signatures and on business cards. In this case it is written as follows: Apinya (Kai) Sasithorn. You can address her as Khun Kai (Mistress Kai), but Khun Apinya would also be appropriate. Many of these nicknames are extremely funny when translated into Russian.
What is the reason that parents give this or that nickname? To deceive evil spirits and not give away your real name. The nickname can mean the size of the child born: Lek or Noi - small, Yai - big, To - tall, One - fat, Koi - small fingers, or skin tone: Deng - red, Dam - black, Som - orange. The seniority of children in the family is also common: Eik is the eldest, Nyng is the first, Song is the second, Sam is the third.
Nicknames can affectionately describe a child: Ning is a little girl, Yin is a woman, Chai is a man. Popular nicknames in the form of various animals: Kung - shrimp, Mu - pig, Mod - ant, Pu - crab, Nok - bird, Phung - bee, Chang - elephant, Nu - mouse. The official translation, of course, sounds completely ridiculous. But for Thais, animal nicknames mean something completely different. It’s as if you called your daughter a mouse or a bird, and your son a baby elephant or a crab. The nickname Mu means that the baby was as plump as a pig as a child, and Maud says that the boy always carried something with him, like an ant. After all, there is an affectionate nickname in English - pumpkin - pumpkin, which does not fit in my head. In any case, I think you can at least understand animal nicknames a little, unlike the Turks, who are shocked that a person can be called an animal. Beautiful nicknames for girls describe natural phenomena: Fa - sky, Fon - rain, Rung - rainbow, Dau - star.
Recently, English-language nicknames have become popular. Don’t be surprised when you meet Ice (ice - ice), Cake (cake - cake), Sony, Nokia, Bia () or Pepsi (Pepsi), most likely either the owners of such nicknames or their parents are lovers of these things. They also use abbreviations for foreign words for nicknames: Bo (from Jumbo - clumsy), Tam (from Je t "aime - I love you), Sin (from Cinderella - Cinderella), Lo (from Marlboro), Mainyu (from Manchester United ). The pop idols of millions of Thai teenagers are called Golf and Mike. My Thai colleagues are called Bens (Mercedes Benz), Katun (Cartoon - cartoon) and Champ (from Champion). Many letters of the English alphabet can also be nicknames: Hey (A), Bee. (B), C (C), Jay (J), O (O), Em (M).
It should be noted that not all nicknames have any meaning. But if you ask a Thai about the meaning of his nickname, he will be happy to tell you. They are used in formal and informal communication, depending on the situation and the desire of the person, with the exception of official cases. By the way, the brand name in the picture doesn’t mean what you think. Porn (pronounced Pon) is a traditional abbreviation of the names Pontip, Ponsuwan, Ponwilay, Sampon and others. Pon means blessing.
Thai nicknames, similar to Russian words, sound very funny among Russian-speaking colleagues. So that you understand what I’m talking about, I’ll give you a couple of phrases taken out of context. “I already told him about this, and I told him. I and I have already told him the rules of behavior in the company.” My Thai colleague's name was Ya. "It's okay, I'll talk to Him, or rather to her." The female colleague's name was Nim. Incidents like this happen all the time.
The official address to a stranger or even an acquaintance older than you in Thailand is khun, which in translation closely resembles “Mr” or “Madam”. Only the name or nickname is added to this appeal. I call my colleagues: Khun U, Khun Ya, Khun Oi, Khun Tuk. It is considered polite to use the title Khun, but this does not mean that calling by name or nickname alone is impolite. Closer addresses among friends allow for the use of Phi and Nong, meaning older and younger brother or sister respectively. Don't be surprised if a Thai tells you that this or that person is his brother; this does not mean blood relationship. I can refer to my friend or colleague who is older than me, Phi, or add his name to it - Phi Nok. A stranger who is older than me can address me as Nong without even knowing my name. It is customary to address a waiter in a restaurant as Nong, but do not use this address for salespeople in stores.
If you wish, you can also come up with a Thai nickname for yourself. I am sure that the Thais will be happy to help you with this.
