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How to Pronounce Thong
Pronounced TAWNG /ΛtΙΛΕ/Low
Meaning: Thong is a Vietnamese boy's name, written Thong, carrying the sense of intelligent, wise or clear-minded, and in another use the pine tree, a symbol of endurance. It is a dignified traditional name in Vietnam.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Thong is a traditional Vietnamese name meaning intelligent or wise, and in another sense the enduring pine. It appears in United States records chiefly through Vietnamese American families and is spoken with a soft aw vowel, unlike the identical English word.
It was never common in America, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its high in the early nineteen-nineties. A boy named Thong then would be in his early thirties today, while the name remains familiar in Vietnam.
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What does the name Thong mean?
It is a Vietnamese name meaning intelligent or wise, and in another use the pine tree.
How do you pronounce Thong?
It is said with a soft aw vowel, TAWNG /ΛtΙΛΕ/, a single syllable, not like the English word.
Is Thong a boy or girl name?
Thong has been used as a boy's name.
How popular is Thong?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its high in the early nineteen-nineties, though it is familiar in Vietnam.