Dương
Encyclopedia
Dương is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Yang
in Chinese
and in Korean
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Duong is the anglicized variation of the surname Dương. Not be confused with Vietnamese surname Đường which is also anglicized as Duong.
Yang (surname)
Yang is the transcription of the Chinese family name 楊 / 杨. It is the sixth most common surname in Mainland China.- Characters :Yang is most often the transliteration of the character 楊 . The same character can also mean a type of poplar...
in Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
and in Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
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Duong is the anglicized variation of the surname Dương. Not be confused with Vietnamese surname Đường which is also anglicized as Duong.
Notable people
- Dương Đình Nghệ, administrator of Giao Chỉ in around 931 AD
- Dương Vân NgaDương Vân NgaDương Vân Nga was the only empress dowager of the Đinh Dynasty and afterwards empress of Lê Đại Hành, the first emperor of the Early Lê Dynasty. When her husband Đinh Tiên Hoàng was assassinated in 979, Dương Vân Nga became the Empress Dowager of the Đinh Dynasty as her son Đinh Phế Đế succeeded...
, only empress dowager of the Đinh Dynasty and afterwards empress of Lê Đại Hành, the first emperor of the Early Lê Dynasty - Dương Tam KhaDuong Tam KhaDương Tam Kha was King of Vietnam during the short time from 944 to 950 in the Ngô Dynasty.-Early years:Dương Tam Kha was one of Dương Đình Nghệ's sons, brother of Ngô Quyền’s wife, empress Dương...
, King of Vietnam during the short time from 944 to 950 in the Ngô Dynasty - Dương Nhật LễDương Nhật LễHôn Đức Công , given name Dương Nhật Lễ , was the emperor of Đại Việt from 1369 to 1370. Although not coming from the Trần clan, Dương Nhật Lễ was ceded the throne of the Trần Dynasty by an edict of Emperor Trần Dụ Tông shortly before his death...
, emperor of Đại Việt from 1369 to 1370 - Dương Văn AnDuong Van AnDương Văn An was a minister in the cabinet of Mạc Dynasty, in history of Vietnam. He was born in 1514 in Tuy Lộc Village, Lộc Thủy Commune, Lệ Thủy district, Quảng Bình province. He was the author of a famous geography-history book about châu O, Ô Châu cận lục, Hán tự: 烏州近錄...
, minister in the cabinet of Mạc Dynasty - Duong Hieu NghiaDuong Hieu NghiaColonel Dương Hiếu Nghĩa, born in Sa Đéc in 1925, was an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Nghia graduated from the Da Lat National Military Academy. During the Vietnam War, he served in various infantry and armored units. His highest administrative position was Province Chief of Vinh...
, ARVN officer - Dương Hồng Sơn, footballer
- Duong Hong Ky, musician, composer, writer, and community activist
- Dương Quỳnh Hoa, member of the National Liberation Front in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and a member of its provisionary government, serving as a cabinet member.
- Dương Thu HươngDuong Thu HuongDương Thu Hương is a Vietnamese author and political dissident. Formerly a member of Vietnam's Communist party, she was expelled from the party in 1989, and has been denied the right to travel abroad, and was temporarily imprisoned for her writings and outspoken criticism of corruption in the...
, Vietnamese author and political dissident. - Dương Trương Thiên LýDuong Truong Thiên LýDương Trương Thiên Lý is a beauty pageant contestant who placed 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, represented Vietnam in the Miss World 2008 pageant in South Africa.-Biography:...
, beauty pageant contestant - Duong ThuDuong Thu-Notable works:* Ru em bằng tiếng sóng* Họa mi hót trong mưa* Hơi thở mùa xuân* Bay vào ngày xanh* Cho em một ngày* Đánh thức tầm xuân* Nghe mưa* Vẫn hát lời tình yêu* Em đi qua tôi* Bài hát ru cho anh...
, composer - Duong Trieu VuDuong Trieu VuDương Triệu Vũ is the stage name of Tuấn Linh, a singer on the popular Vietnamese diaspora music show Paris By Night....
(Tuấn Linh), singer - Duong Van DucDuong Van DucMajor General Dương Văn Đức was an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He is best known for leading a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh on September 14, 1964...
, ARVN general - Duong Van MinhDuong Van MinhMinh was born on 16 February 1916 in Mỹ Tho Province in the Mekong Delta, the son of a wealthy landowner who served in a prominent position in the Finance Ministry of the French colonial administration...
, President of South Vietnam, Army of the Republic of VietnamArmy of the Republic of VietnamThe Army of the Republic of Viet Nam , sometimes parsimoniously referred to as the South Vietnamese Army , was the land-based military forces of the Republic of Vietnam , which existed from October 26, 1955 until the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975...
general - Duong Van NhutDuong Van NhutDương Văn Nhut was a major general in the North Vietnamese army during the Vietnam war. He was also brother of Dương Văn Minh, the last president of South Vietnam.-References:...
, general in the People's Army of Vietnam, brother of Duong Van Minh