Around the globe, Nghĩa (Nghĩa 
, Нгиа 
) is quite a common boy's forename. The given name Nghĩa is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Vietnam, where it is quite a rare male name. Also, Nghĩa is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Nghĩa | Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, United Kingdom, United States |
| Нгиа | Belarus, Russia |
Nfia, Nghia, Nia, and Quảng Ngãi
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nguyễn văn nghĩa Vietnamese flying ace, VN (b. 1946) |
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| lê trọng nghĩa (b. 1922) |
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| nguyễn thị nghĩa Vietnamese politician, VN (b. 1960) |
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| võ trọng nghĩa Vietnamese architect, VN (b. 1976) |
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| phan tư nghĩa Vietnamese politician, VN |
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| ngần ngọc nghĩa Vietnamese sprinter (b. 1999) |
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