Given name & surname

Bui

Bui is a surname from Vietnamese. It is used in English, French, and Czech.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Bui comes from Vietnamese.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Vietnamese Bùi.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bui’s family of names

In English usage, Bui as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with PEI. In English usage, Bui as a surname was borrowed from the Vietnamese form Bùi.

Walk Bui’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Bui, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Vietnamese

Vui

“one who is cheerful”

No U.S. birth series

20% boys · 80% girls

Vietnamese

Nguy

Nguy is a surname from Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Vietnamese

Khuyen

“an advisor” · “one who offers advice”

No U.S. birth series

29% boys · 71% girls

English

Bay

“resembling a berry” · “from the bay”

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20% boys · 80% girls

Vietnamese

Nham

Nham is a surname from Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

54% boys · 46% girls

Chinese

Tieu

Tieu is a surname from Vietnamese, ultimately from Chinese.

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

Hokkien

Ngo

Ngo is a surname from Vietnamese, ultimately from Hokkien. It is used in English, French, Czech, and Tagalog.

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

Vietnamese

Pham

Pham is a surname from Vietnamese. It is used in English, French, and Czech.

No U.S. birth series

46% boys · 54% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Bui’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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