Tran

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Tran or TRAN may refer to:

  • Tran, Bulgaria, a small town in Pernik Province, western Bulgaria
  • Trần (陳), a Vietnamese surname spelled as Chan in Cantonese or Chen in Mandarin. This is one of the most popular surnames in both Vietnam and China. As the descendant of Han (漢) Chinese, many immigrated to Vietnam throughout different times in history. Prior to alphabet spelling of Tran, Vietnamese wrote the surname in Chinese as 陳. Since the Vietnam War in 1975, many left the country and reside overseas.
  • Trần Dynasty, 陳朝 a Vietnamese dynasty from 1225 to 1400

[edit] Literature

  • Tran, a fictional planet in the Janissaries novel series
    • "Tran", an omnibus publication of the second and third novels in the Janissaries series
  • The Tran, natives of the planet Tran-Ky-Ky in Alan Dean Foster's novel Icerigger

[edit] People

  • Tran, member of the Nazi-era comedy duo Tran und Helle
  • Tran, the alias of a computer programmer who was a member of the American demoscene group Renaissance

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