Đỗ
Đỗ (Chữ Hán: 杜) is a Vietnamese family name. According to Lê Trung Hoa, a Vietnamese scholar, approximately 1.4 percent of Vietnamese people have this surname (2005).[1]
Origin[]
Story tells that Shennong) when passing by Nanling, he met and married a fairy named Đỗ Quý (also known as Princess Đoan Trang, she was often referred as Do Quý Thị (Lady Quý of House of Đỗ). She then gave birth to , later became Kinh Dương Vương, father of Lạc Long Quân.
, grandson of Thần Nông (Another person that many Vietnamese with this surname claim to be descended from is Đỗ Cảnh Thạc, a warlord during the 12 Lords Rebellion.
Notable Đỗ[]
- Anh Do - Vietnamese Australian comedian/actor
- Đỗ Anh Vũ (1113–1158), official in the royal court of Lý Anh Tông, the sixth emperor of the Lý Dynasty
- Đỗ Cao Trí (1929–1979), general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
- Đỗ Hoàng Điềm (born 1963), Vietnamese democracy advocate
- Khoa Do, Vietnamese Australian actor/director, younger brother of Anh Do
- Đỗ Mậu (1917–2002), general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
- Đỗ Minh Quân (born 1984), Vietnamese tennis player
- Đỗ Mười, 20th century politician
- Đỗ Nhuận (1922–1991), Vietnamese classical composer
- Đỗ Thanh Nhơn, 18th century military commander
- Đỗ Thị Hải Yến (born 1982), Vietnamese actress
- Đỗ Thị Minh (born 1988), Vietnamese volleyball player
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Lê Trung Hoa (2005). Họ và tên người Việt Nam, (Hà Nội), Việt Nam: NXB Khoa học Xã hội
Categories:
- Surnames
- Vietnamese-language surnames