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
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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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