What does Saigon mean?

Question

I just want to know the Vietnamese meaning of Saigon

Answer 1

An etymology of Saigon (or Sài Gòn in Vietnamese) is that Sài is a Sino-Vietnamese word. meaning "firewood, lops, twigs; palisade", while Gòn is another Sino-Vietnamese word. meaning "stick, pole, bole", and whose meaning evolved into "cotton" in Vietnamese (bông gòn, literally "cotton stick", i.e., "cotton plant", then shortened to gòn).

Answer 2

Now it come to be Ho Chi Minh city. The former name Saigon is still widely used by many Vietnamese, especially in informal contexts.
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Saigon or Ho Chi Minh city?