half, small (French) Devika: little goddess (Sanskrit) Devin: little black one (English, Irish) Eerin: small grey owl (Aboriginal) Elita: the little winged one, or the chosen one (Old French) Elitsa: small pine (tree) (Slavic) Ellette: little elf
HISTORY OF VOVINAM. Grand Master Nguyá»n Lá»c (1912 â 1960) Vovinam was founded by Grand Master Nguyá»n Lá»c in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 1938 (Wikipedia, 2012). Vovinam was a synthesis of Grand Master Nguyá»n Lá»câs family style and several traditional. martial arts styles that he studied (including traditional wrestling, or Vat).
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN), also known as North Vietnam, was founded by Ho Chi Minh and was recognized by China and the USSR in 1950. In 1954, after the defeat of France at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, France formally recognized the DRV and the country was partitioned in two. North Vietnam was a Communist State, the first in South-East Asia.