Family name. The family name, positioned first, is passed on by the father to his children. It is estimated that there are around one hundred family names in common use, although some are far more common than others. The name Nguyá»n is estimated to be used by almost 40% of the Vietnamese population.
The Doldrums . The Doldrums, also known as the Equatorial Convergence Zone. The axis, or a portion of the broad trade wind of the tropics. This axis is the dividing line â¦ between the southeast trades and the northeast trades, of the Southern and Northern hemispheres converging around the equator.
More. To most people the doldrums refers to a state or period of stagnation or depression, but to sailors it is an equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds.For sailing ships, being becalmed in the doldrums was a serious occupational hazard. On the equator there is little wind, mariners called this region the doldrums (after an old English word meaning dull) because they feared being stranded there. 2  The trade winds from both hemispheres converge towards the doldrums and a zone of low pressure, the equatorial trough, that girdles the earth.