We adopted our wonderful daughter from Vietnam last summer, and now I’m working on a Life Book for her. The name she was given at the orphanage was Thuy (which we now have as her middle name). I knew that Thuy could mean either water or friendly/gentle, depending on the inflection, but I never knew which was hers. I scanned in the official documents we have with her name on them, and now I realize that they’re written 2 different ways ?? But looking at these, can you tell me what you think Thuy means in her case?

Thanks!
Amy

Yea, in this case, it means water/ocean. Btw, congrats to you. =)

Thanks! I should probably add a couple pics of our little princess

This was at the orphanage the day we adopted her.....it was so hot if you can't tell by looking at me!



First time "swimming"


And when she turned one:

Sweet !

Thị is a tradition prefix for females

Thủy usually means water but can be a short form of good or goodness of character (Thuỷ is just sloppy typing)

her cheeks are so chubby :p

thats my sister's name

cute kid, and thuy means "water"

god bless you woman for doing such a beautiful thing ....and i wish you and your family the best ..

Both Thủy or Thuỷ are correct, the first one is a conventional and common one. The second one is new way of spelling and Vietnamese linguists say it's a more correct one. Just go with the first one.

what nice lady

aww she's cute

Like a doll. hihi