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Giáp is a Vietnamese given name and a Sino-Vietnamese term written with the character 甲. In Vietnamese usage, giáp can mean armor or protective covering. In the traditional Vietnamese sexagenary calendar, Giáp is the first heavenly stem, associated with yang wood, and is used to designate years in combinations such as Giáp Tý or Giáp Thìn.

As a given name, Giáp is commonly used as part of Vietnamese personal names. It is typically one component of a multi-syllable given name and can appear in various combinations with other syllables.

Notable bearer: Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911–2013) was a prominent Vietnamese military commander and a central figure in the Viet Minh and the People's Army of Vietnam. He directed Viet Minh forces to victory at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and later held high-level military and political roles in North Vietnam. His career is widely studied for strategic leadership, and he is regarded as one of the most prominent military figures of the 20th century.

Other uses: In English-language texts, the name is often rendered without diacritics as Giap. The term also forms part of other compound names and titles in Vietnamese, and in Sino-Vietnamese contexts, the corresponding character can carry different nuances of meaning.