Meaning & Origin
Quynh is a girl's baby name of Vietnamese origin, from the Vietnamese Quỳnh, meaning 'jade' or 'precious stone' — also the name of a type of flower that blooms only at night, the Queen of the Night cactus flower, symbolizing rare, fleeting beauty.
With over 332 recorded births, Quynh is used in Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American communities as a feminine name of gemstone beauty and nocturnal floral grace. The quỳnh flower (Queen of the Night) blooms for only one night, making it the ultimate symbol of precious, transient beauty in Vietnamese poetry. Jade's hardness, luster, and deep cultural value in Asian tradition add another dimension of preciousness to the name.