Dau is a boy baby name of Vietnamese origin. The recorded meaning is "Soybean; head; first". Use this page to review the meaning, origin, popularity signal, related names, and decision tools before adding it to a shortlist.
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Soybean; head; first
This is the recorded meaning currently available for Dau.
Vietnamese
Dau is listed with Vietnamese origin.
Boy name
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No SSA popularity history is available for Dau yet. That usually means the name is very rare in the U.S. SSA dataset or is not present in the imported SSA records.
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boy
Study; science (Vietnamese)
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boy
Discuss; reason; ethics
Shares Vietnamese origin and gives you another real name to test as a middle.
girl
Billion; silver; bank
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girl
Night-blooming flower; fine jade
Shares Vietnamese origin and gives you another real name to test as a middle.
boy
Mouth; able; permissible
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boy
Buddha; enlightened being
Shares Vietnamese origin and gives you another real name to test as a middle.
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boy
Study; science (Vietnamese)
Shares Vietnamese origin with Dau.
boy
Go; travel; wander
Shares Vietnamese origin with Dau.
boy
Discuss; reason; ethics
Shares Vietnamese origin with Dau.
boy
Mouth; able; permissible
Shares Vietnamese origin with Dau.
boy
Buddha; enlightened being
Shares Vietnamese origin with Dau.
boy
Loyalty; meaning; duty
Shares Vietnamese origin with Dau.
boy
Old; labor; tired
Shares Vietnamese origin with Dau.
boy
Can; able to (Vietnamese)
Shares Vietnamese origin with Dau.
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boy
Study; science (Vietnamese)
Similar database signal: Vietnamese origin.
boy
Go; travel; wander
Similar database signal: Vietnamese origin.
boy
Discuss; reason; ethics
Similar database signal: Vietnamese origin.
boy
Mouth; able; permissible
Similar database signal: Vietnamese origin.
boy
Buddha; enlightened being
Similar database signal: Vietnamese origin.
boy
Loyalty; meaning; duty
Similar database signal: Vietnamese origin.
boy
Old; labor; tired
Similar database signal: Vietnamese origin.
boy
Can; able to (Vietnamese)
Similar database signal: Vietnamese origin.
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Dau is recorded with the meaning "Soybean; head; first" and Vietnamese origin.
Dau is listed as a boy name of Vietnamese origin. Use the related names and collection links on this page to compare it with names from the same background when a relevant collection exists.
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