Trịnh
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Trịnh is a Vietnamese family name. It exists in equivalent forms in other languages of the Sinosphere such as (鄭 ,Zheng, Cheng) in Chinese and Korean (Jeong, Chung).[1]
Families that bear the surname Trịnh are exclusively Vietnamese.[citation needed] The surname further proliferated following the reign of the Trịnh lords in Tonkin.[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]- Trịnh lords, A noble feudal clan that wielded de facto power in Northern Vietnam between the 16th-18th centuries. Opposed the Nguyễn lords of Southern Vietnam through a series of civil wars.
- Trịnh Công Sơn, Vietnamese musician
- Eugene Huu Chau Trinh, the first Vietnamese-American astronaut
- Trịnh Như Khuê, First Cardinal of the Catholic Church of Vietnam, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Hanoi
- Trịnh Văn Căn, Second Cardinal of Catholic Church of Vietnam, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Hanoi
- Trinh Xuan Thuan, Big Bang theorist/scientist
- Trinh T. Minh-ha, Filmmaker
- François Trinh-Duc, French rugby union player of Vietnamese descent
- Trang Trịnh, Vietnamese pianist
See also
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This page lists people with the surname Trịnh.
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References
[edit]- ^ Campbell, Mike (2022-01-21). "Meaning, origin and history of the name Trinh". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2024-02-03.