Tôn Nữ
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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 孫女, composed of 孫 (“grandchild”) and 女 (“daughter”), Chinese 孫女／孙女 (sūnnǚ, “granddaughter”). Originally the various titles of Nguyễn emperors' granddaughters (công tôn nữ (literally “the granddaughter who is a duke (prince)'s daughter”)), great-granddaughters (công tằng tôn nữ), etc.
Alternatively, from a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 宗女 (“female of imperial lineage”, SV: tông nữ), with tông perhaps euphemistically replaced with tôn to avoid referencing Emperor Thiệu Trị, whose taboo name was Nguyễn Phúc Miên Tông. A name prescribed by Emperor Minh Mạng upon female descendants of the Nguyễn Phúc lineage. Compare Tôn Thất and tôn giáo.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- a surname from Chinese