Trần

Trần or Tran is a common Vietnamese surname. More than 10% of all Vietnamese share this surname. It is derived from the common Chinese surname Chen (陳).

Trần
PronunciationIPA: [ʈə̂n]
Language(s)Vietnamese
Origin
Meaningancient
Region of originVietnam
from the Trần Dynasty

History

The Tran ruled the Trần dynasty, a golden age in Vietnam, and successfully withheld the Mongol invasions of Vietnam, introducing improvements to Chinese gunpowder. During the Tran dynasty, the arts and sciences flourished, and Chữ Nôm was used for the first time in mainstream poetry. Emperor Trần Nhân Tông was a great reformer of Chu Nom and the first emperor to use Chu Nom in Vietnamese poetry.

List of people surnamed Tran

References

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