The people who called out their names made others turn their heads.

Noel, 24 years old, currently working in Ho Chi Minh City, said that from the time she went to school until she started working, people always remembered her face and name as soon as they introduced themselves. Many people even mistook it for a nickname and not her real name.

"I sIt was 1am on the night of December 24th but it was past midnight so it was counted as the 25th. Early in the morning, my father came home and was still thinking about a name, when suddenly the neighbor passed by and said: Do you know what day it is today, Christmas. So my name came to me: Nguyen Thi No En", the girl from Ha Giang recounted.

Noel said her family lives in a mountainous area, no one allows her to write her name in English, so when she made her birth certificate, her name was transcribed like that.In addition to the fun teasing from everyone, her strange name also helped her gain more friends. She herself always tried harder, not to let people down.

"99% of people who hear my name ask three more questions, twice asking for my name, and then why. When going through the visa gate on the plane, the customs officers always ask for my name like that," Noel said.

Pham Hoang Trung Kinh Quy Thu, a girl from Ba Ria Vung Tau, has a strange and long name. Revealing the origin of her special name, Thu said that in addition to her last name Pham, the four middle names Hoang - Trung - Kinh - Quy are the names of the people her father hated the most in his life. Everyone tried to dissuade her, but her father still insisted on naming his daughter that way.

"When I was in school, everyone just called me Quy Thu, no one called me by my full name because they couldn't remember it. Whatever I wrote or declared, I needed 2 lines to have enough space. ThenThe feeling every time I call my name in front of a crowd is indescribable.Especially when I'm in the hospital, every time I wish I could be invisible," the 21-year-old girl said.

Another special thing is that Thu married a husband with an equally unique name, Do Thanh Bush.29 years old. She said her father-in-law is very kind.President George HW Bush should name his child like that.

After failing to have two daughters, a father in Hai Phong decided to name his youngest daughter Phan Tuan Anh. "Because of this masculine name, my gender is often mistaken for male. When I enter the dormitory, I am assigned to the male area. When I receive mail, I am always called Mr., "Dear Mr."," said Ms. Tuan Anh, 35 years old, currently working in Hanoi.

People with special names often attract more attention, causing many tragicomic situations. Ms. Vuong Hoang Hau (30 years old, Hoa Binh) said that because of her "noble" name, when she was in school she was always the subject of teasing by the whole class. Every time the teachers checked her grades, she had to go to the board. When she took the university entrance exam, the invigilators also "specially" remembered her face. Hau said her parents gave her the name in the hope that their daughter would have a comfortable and wealthy life in the future.