Name Viet Origin, meaning, pronunciation & popularity of the name Viet

Viet is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Viet thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.

What is the origin of the name Viet?

Viet is a variant of the Vietnamese name Việt.

What does the name Viet mean?

Viet means “of Vietnamese descent” and specifically refers to the Yue people, who lived in East and South China and Northern Vietnam during the 1st millennium BC and 1st millennium AD (from Sino-Vietnamese “việt/越” = Vietnamese/Vietnam).

Pronunciation of Viet