Phương Anh
The name carries "fragrant", from its element phương. It stays rare in Poland: fewer than 20 women hold it, and most Poles have never met one.
Phương Anh Pronunciation
What Phương Anh means
Where Phương Anh comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Phương Anh comes from Vietnamese, and it lands on Polish forms as a visitor. The origin is filed as "other", which is honest. The first word, phương, traces to a Sino-Vietnamese root written 芳, and it means fragrant. The same character describes fragrant grasses and herbs in Chinese. The scent is in the first word.
Vietnamese given names usually run in two parts, and Phương Anh keeps that shape. Anh is the paired element here, a common second word in women's names. Nothing in the record fixes a single Polish gloss for the whole, and the note says plainly: brak polskiego źródła. So the meaning we can stand behind is small and exact. Fragrant, from phương alone.
On a Wrocław class register the name may sit between Patrycja and Zofia, two syllables a teacher reads once and remembers. There is no imieniny for it in the Polish calendar. What travels is the sense of phương: fragrant.
How many people are named Phương Anh
1 in 1252435 women in Poland is named Phương Anh. 18 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #10788 among female names.
Phương Anh's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Phương Anh is most popular
Phương Anh is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025).
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Masovian2 girls born+510%