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Countries (in English) that Have Special Vietnamese Names

Most countries in the world have the same name in English and Vietnamese. For example, Afghanistan is Afghanistan. Canada is Canada. However, there are about 38 countries that get their own special name, sometimes very different from the English name. Most of these are countries with particular historical significance for Vietnam or the world in general. I find it fascinating to see which ones made the cut! How many can you name? When you guess the country, its Vietnamese name will also appear.
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Vietnamese Name
Country
Úc
Australia
Áo
Austria
Bỉ
Belgium
Campuchia
Cambodia
Trung Quốc
China
Síp
Cyprus
Cộng hoà Séc
Czech Republic
Đan Mạch
Denmark
Ai Cập
Egypt
Phần Lan
Finland
Pháp
France
Gruzia
Georgia
Đức
Germany
Hy Lạp
Greece
Ấn Độ
India
Ai-len
Ireland
Ý
Italy
Nhật Bản
Japan
Lào
Laos
Vietnamese Name
Country
Liban
Lebanon
Litva
Lithuania
Mông Cổ
Mongolia
Maroc
Morocco
Hà Lan
Netherlands
Bắc Triều Tiên
North Korea
Na Uy
Norway
Ba Lan
Poland
Bồ Đào Nha
Portugal
Nga
Russia
Ả Rập Xê Út
Saudi Arabia
Hàn Quốc
South Korea
Tây Ban Nha
Spain
Thụy Điển
Sweden
Thụy Sĩ
Switzerland
Đài Loan
Taiwan
Thái Lan
Thailand
Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ
Turkey
Mỹ / Hoa Kỳ
United States
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5 Comments
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Level 63
Oct 29, 2018
I would suggest accepting the Vietnamese names, but that might be a problem for Italy. But if you do decide to accept them, it’s a good thing that there’s only one country starting with y.
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Level 74
Nov 27, 2024
What happened to the reference quiz?
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Level 90
Nov 27, 2024
Good question! I was linking to another user's quiz, which apparently has since been deleted. I'll remove that link now.
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Level 57
Jun 2, 2025
We also have Vietnamese names for: South Africa, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Myanmar, UK, and UAE

And some other former countries or countries that changed their names like: Iran (Persia), Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Soviet Union

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Level 68
Jul 22, 2025
Yes. Also: UAE, Equatorial Guinea, Iceland (less used alternative), Burkina Faso (alternative name), Kyrgyzstan (alternative spelling), Jordan (based on pronunciation like Laos), East Timor, South Sudan, and North Macedonia. Older pronunciation-based names include New Zealand, Singapore. Obsolete nations include West/East Germany, Zaire, and East Pakistan.