Save Type Surname (from nickname) Gender Feminine Usage Vietnamese Scripts 公孫女(Vietnamese Chữ Nôm) Pronounced Pron. /kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ton˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 公孫女 (công tôn nữ) meaning "granddaughter that is a duke's daughter", given to the granddaughters of the emperor. This surname was created during the Nguyễn dynasty.