Đại Việt

Etymology


(literally "Great Viet").


 * Medieval Vietnamese state's official name
 * While  dates that this name to 1054, it has been attested earlier, in 10th-century brick inscriptions from.

Proper noun

 * 1) the official name referring to Vietnamese dynasties beginning with the rule of Lý Thánh Tông (r. 1054-1072) until 1400, then again from 1428 to 1804
 * 2) former name of  used in 917 CE