Thai

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tie'tye'1 syllable
🇻🇳Vietnamese
Independent

MEANING

Person of Thai descent

ORIGIN

Vietnamese

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Vietnamese term for the Thai ethnic group.

CULTURAL NOTES

Commonly used in Vietnamese communities to denote someone of Thai ethnicity.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Has been used in Vietnam to identify people of Thai origin or ancestry.

🇹🇭Thai
Concise

MEANING

Free

ORIGIN

Thai

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Thai word for 'free' or 'freedom'.

CULTURAL NOTES

Represents the cultural value of freedom and independence.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Associated with the Kingdom of Thailand and its cultural heritage.

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FAQs About Thai

The name Thai means "Person of Thai descent" in Vietnamese, "Free" in Thai.
Thai has Vietnamese and Thai origins. Derived from the Vietnamese term for the Thai ethnic group.
Thai is pronounced tie (tye). It has 1 syllable.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Thai include Ty, Tai.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Thai include Kai, Mai, Lai, Sai.
The most common spelling is Thai. Alternative spellings include Tai, Tie.