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The baby name Hoa is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /hwaː/ (approx. "hwa" or "hwah").

Hoa is Vietnamese in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Vietnamese
Pronunciation: /hwaː/ (approx. "hwa" or "hwah")

What is the meaning of the name Hoa ?

The baby name Hoa is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /hwaː/ (approx. "hwa" or "hwah").

Hoa is Vietnamese in Origin.

Hoa is a Vietnamese given name, most often feminine, derived from the Vietnamese word hoa “flower, blossom.” Through Sino-Vietnamese readings it corresponds to the characters 花 (flower) and 華 (splendor; “Chinese”), while the tonal variant Hòa (with grave accent) maps to 和 “harmony, peace.” In everyday Romanization outside Vietnam, diacritics are often omitted, so Hoa may ambiguously represent both Hoa and Hòa.

The name has deep cultural currency across Vietnam and the diaspora, cherished for its floral imagery and for the auspicious ideals of beauty and concord. It appears both as a standalone and in compounds (e.g., Ngọc Hoa “jade flower” or Đức Hòa “virtuous harmony”), and Hòa functions as a genuinely unisex form. Orthographic variants include Hoà (pre-1984 placement of tone marks). Related forms and cognates include Mandarin Huā/Hua, Korean Hwa (화), and Japanese Hana/Ka for the same characters.

Hoa has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Hoa

Hiệp Hòa Royal · Born 1847 · Vietnam Hiệp Hòa was a Vietnamese emperor who briefly ruled in 1883 during the Nguyễn dynasty. His reign was marked by political turmoil and he was eventually deposed and forced to commit suicide.

Hoa – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
MO Girls 0 #22 425 7,056
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
CY Girls 0 #120 6 3,755
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
MO Boys 0 #193 31 5,842
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
HU Girls 0 #220 6 3,308
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
JP Girls 0 #247 5 6,592
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
TW Girls 0 #257 20 8,139
SG 0 #275 8 11,010
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
CZ Girls 0 #329 13 5,378
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
France Boys 1982 #336 3 1,572
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
CN Girls 0 #355 5 8,829
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
PL Girls 0 #360 5 5,096
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
Finland Girls 0 #377 15 1,368
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
OM Girls 0 #416 9 15,987
RU Girls 0 #421 78 11,913
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
SG Girls 0 #468 119 18,916
RU Boys 0 #476 30 12,621
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
IR Girls 0 #515 16 8,334
AE Girls 0 #518 36 20,968
IQ Girls 0 #523 3 11,303
PS Girls 0 #543 5 10,981
HK Boys 0 #550 8 12,905
LY 0 #557 3 12,703
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
IR Boys 0 #561 5 10,162
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
HK Girls 0 #590 26 16,104
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
IL Girls 0 #644 2 11,648
SG Boys 0 #673 25 17,960
Finland Boys 2026 #677 6 3,552
Germany Girls 0 #679 161 4,949
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
Finland Girls 2026 #726 13 3,895
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
SA Girls 0 #766 170 25,931
KW Boys 0 #804 3 18,755
MY Girls 0 #812 183 24,821
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
United States Boys 2004 #828 5 7,246
EG Boys 0 #856 31 15,035
TN 0 #864 2 13,765
OM Boys 0 #910 9 17,948
NL Girls 0 #917 39 5,933
Germany Boys 0 #920 33 5,697
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
NL Boys 0 #930 22 5,873
EG Girls 0 #941 19 14,742
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
MY Boys 0 #1,064 48 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,081 12 22,615
MA 0 #1,107 22 20,986
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
DZ 0 #1,155 22 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
TR 0 #1,252 3 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,422 25 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,559 56 28,008

Hoa is popular in 56 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Hoa

Hoa is predominantly a girl's name.
Hoa is a one syllable name, pronounced /hwaː/ (approx. "hwa" or "hwah").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Hòa, Hoà, Hóa, Hoá and Hwa (transliteration).
Across languages, Hoa has these equivalents: Flora (Latin), Fleur (French), Sakura (Japanese), Hanako (Japanese), Zahra (Arabic), and 2 more.
Yes — Hoa ranked #336 in France in 1982, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Hoa ranks highest in France (#336 in 1982).
Yes — 1 notable people named Hoa are in our database, including Hiệp Hòa (Royal).