Vũ or Võ (
武) is a common
Vietnamese surname.[1] Vũ is primarily used by Vietnamese who live in the north,[2] while Võ mostly is used by Vietnamese who live in the south (from
Quảng Bình Province to the south), but not always strictly so, as either Võ or Vũ can be found north or south.
Vũ and Võ both refer to military service, the art of fighting, wrestling or judo,[3] as per meaning of
武.
^Biggs, David Andrew (2018). Footprints of War: Militarized Landscapes in Vietnam. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 207.
ISBN9780295743875.
^Patrick, Hanks, ed. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2806.
ISBN9780192527479 – via Google Books (preview).
^Giuōng, Phan văn; Hoà, Nguyễn Đình (2018). "vũ; võ". Tuttle Vietnamese-English Dictionary (2nd ed.). pp. PT974, PT965.
ISBN9781462919062 – via Google Books (preview).
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameVũ, Vu, Võ and Vo. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
Vũ or Võ (
武) is a common
Vietnamese surname.[1] Vũ is primarily used by Vietnamese who live in the north,[2] while Võ mostly is used by Vietnamese who live in the south (from
Quảng Bình Province to the south), but not always strictly so, as either Võ or Vũ can be found north or south.
Vũ and Võ both refer to military service, the art of fighting, wrestling or judo,[3] as per meaning of
武.
^Biggs, David Andrew (2018). Footprints of War: Militarized Landscapes in Vietnam. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 207.
ISBN9780295743875.
^Patrick, Hanks, ed. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2806.
ISBN9780192527479 – via Google Books (preview).
^Giuōng, Phan văn; Hoà, Nguyễn Đình (2018). "vũ; võ". Tuttle Vietnamese-English Dictionary (2nd ed.). pp. PT974, PT965.
ISBN9781462919062 – via Google Books (preview).
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameVũ, Vu, Võ and Vo. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.