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.
Today the expression carries the contradictory connotations of comfort and discontent, with emphasis on the latter: movement in a fixed course is smooth and easy but deadening. in the doldrums Inactive, stagnant, nonproductive; depressed, in low spirits, in the dumps, in a blue funk. Doldrum derives from dol, an obsolete form of dull, and is itself an obsolete slang term for a dullard. Thus, the doldrums refers to a condition of dullness, low spirits, or depression.