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Names
- Annam is a female name of Arabic origin, meaning 'Gift from God'.
- Has several spelling variations such as Anam, Anum, or Unum.
- An extremely rare name. Most common, yet still rare throughout the Middle East and the greater Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- Different meanings/origins of this name include:
- Afghani for "Clouds",
- Gaelic for "Life" or "Soul"
- Indian for "Blessing"
- Irish for "Essense" or "Spirit"
- Turkish for "Lake" or "Sea"
Geography
- Annam (Peaceful/Pacified South, Chinese: 安南, Hanyu pinyin: Ānnán) is the name that the Chinese gave to the land that constitutes modern-day northern Vietnam. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Throughout history, Vietnam never called itself Annam, and thus it is an exonym. An exonym (from Greek el ἔξω exo = out el ὄνομα onoma = name is a name for a place that is not used within that place by the local Because of the association with Chinese domination and subsequent French colonialism, the term "An Nam" is considered derogatory by many Vietnamese. The term can refer to:
- Annam (Chinese Province) - the northern part of modern-day Vietnam when it was ruled as a Chinese province. See also History of Vietnam Annam ( 安[[wiktionary 南|南]] pinyin Ānnán or Jiaozhi ( 交趾; pinyin Jiāozhǐ Vietnamese Giao The name Annam was officially used by the Tang Dynasty since 678 CE. Before that, the province was called Jiaozhi (交趾; pinyin: Jiāozhǐ; Vietnamese: Giao Chỉ) or Jiaozhou (Viet: Giao Châu) by the Chinese. See also History of Vietnam Annam ( 安[[wiktionary 南|南]] pinyin Ānnán or Jiaozhi ( 交趾; pinyin Jiāozhǐ Vietnamese Giao Chinese rule ended in 939.
- The country of Vietnam before the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) as it was officially referred to by China. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The Nguyễn Dynasty (Nhà Nguyễn Hán Việt: Nguyễn triều 阮朝 was the last ruling family of Vietnam. The Vietnamese referred to their country as Đại Việt during the same period. The history of Vietnam begins around 2700 years ago Successive dynasties based in China ruled Vietnam directly for most of the period from 111 BC until 938
- Annam (French colony) - a French Protectorate (1874-1954) ruled in name by the Vietnamese Nguyen Dynasty, one of the 5 political entities of French Indochina, consisting of present day central part of Vietnam. Annam (An Nam was a French protectorate in what is now the central area of Vietnam. In International law, a protectorate is a autonomous territory that is "protected" by a stronger state or entity hense the protector which engages to protect The Nguyễn Dynasty (Nhà Nguyễn Hán Việt: Nguyễn triều 阮朝 was the last ruling family of Vietnam. First French interventions See also France-Vietnam relations France-Vietnam relations started as early as the 17th century with the mission of the Jesuit
Gaming
- Annam is also the name of the Father of all Giants, according to the mythology of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. In the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game, Annam is the giant deity of Magic Knowledge Fertility and Philosophy Giant-kin are large Humanoids related to the 'true' giants in the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game. The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters.
Ships
- Three ships of the East Asiatic Company were called Annam, with one of them later being renamed SAS Tafelberg
Dictionary
Annam
-proper noun
- A former kingdom and French protectorate of central Vietnam on the South China Sea.
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