My Name is Tien

Do you grow into your name? Or do you think your name is destiny telling you who you are? "Tien" is one of the Vietnamese names that I was adopted with. My parents choose to keep it in my American name as a tribute to my ancestry. The meaning of Tien can have several meanings depending on the context. Some common meanings include: "forward" or "advance" "to gain" or "to earn" "kindness" or "benevolence" It has Chinese origins from the character "天" (tiān), which means "sky" or "heaven." The character also has other meanings like "natural", "fate" and "day". However I got the name, being Tien is my name. As a kid I used to hide that name because it made me different than the other ...View all