Tôn Thất

Tôn Thất[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] (or Tôn Nữ for female[1]) is a two-character Vietnamese compound surname, originating from the Nguyễn dynasty. It is the surname for members of the imperial family that were not direct first-born descendants of the Emperor, and therefore considered collateral relatives of the Nguyễn dynasty.[2]

This surname was originally Tông Thất (宗室), which is derived from a Sino-Vietnamese word, meaning "clan members" or "royal family members".[3] The surname was changed to Tôn Thất () after Thiệu Trị (: Nguyễn Phúc Miên Tông) became the emperor due to naming taboo.

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Notes

  1. pronounced [ton˧˧ tʰət̚˧˦] in Hanoi, [toŋ˧˧ tʰək̚˦˧˥] in Hue and [toŋ˧˧ tʰək̚˦˥] in Saigon; the closest English approximation is "tong-tuk" or "tong-tut".
  2. often simplified as Ton That, Ton-That, or Tonthat in English-language text

References

  1. "Tôn nữ". Báo Thừa Thiên Huế. 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  2. "Nguyễn Phước và Tôn Thất". Báo Đà Nẵng. 2015-08-08. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  3. "Khác nhau một chữ 'g' mà rắc rối". Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2023-05-05.


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