Ngun gc ch Si Gn Posted by admin on May 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Phi bit rng y l mt ti c cc nh nghin cu, hc gi, Ty ln ta, tn rt nhiu th gi v cng sc Cho n nay th c khong 5 gi thuyt v xut x ca ch Si Gn, trong c 3 thuc loi quan trng hn Xin ghi li 3 thuyt quan trng hn di y: 1. Si Gn t Thy Ngn ( Ngn), Xi- Con (Ty Cng):

y l thuyt c a ra bi 2 tay thc dn Php l Aubaret v Francis Garnier (yes, ngi b C en phc kch). Theo Aubaret, Histoire et description de la Basse -Cochinchine v Garnier, Cholen, th ngi Tu min Nam, sau khi b Ty Sn tn st, lp nn thnh ph Ch Ln vo nm 1778 v t tn cho thnh ph l Tai-ngon hay Ti-ngn Sau d, ngi Vit bt chc gi theo v pht m thnh Si Gn. Thuyt ny c hai hc gi l Vng Hng Sn v Thi Vn Kim ng . Qu tht, trn phng din ng m, th Thy Ngn, Xi Con, rt ging Si Gn! Tuy nhin, theo lch s th khng phi V sao? V lch s chng minh rng SG c trc, ri ngi Tu mi c theo v c tri ra thnh Thy Ngn, Xi Con. Theo Ph Bin Tp Lc ca L Qu n vit nm 1776, nm 1674 Thng Sut Nguyn Dng Lm vng lnh ch Nguyn nh Cao Min v ph v Lu Si Gn (theo Hn Nho vt l Si Cn). y l ln u tin ch Si Gn xut hin trong ti liu VN. V thiu ch vit nn ch Hn Cn c dng th cho Gn. Nu c theo Nm l Gn, cn khng bit l Nm m c theo ch Hn th l Cn. Nh vy, ngay t nm 1674 c a danh SG! Th lm g phi i n 1778 khi ngi Tu C Lao Ph b Ty Sn tiu dit ri chy xung lp nn Thy Ngn tc Ngn, hay Xi Con tc Ty Cng. Ngoi ra, v ngha l th c hai ch ny hu nh v ngha theo ting Hn Dch st th Ngn l nm ly () b sng cao dc (ngn). Theo Nguy nh u trong a Ch Vn Ho , p. 219, vl 1, th thnh ph trn bn di thuyn no m khng c b sng cao dc, m khng l ngn . 2. Si Gn t Ci Gn, Cy Gn, Prey Kor. Thuyt ny c Petrus Trng Vnh K a ra da theo s nghe ni nh sau: Si l mn ting vit theo ch Hn c ngha l ci g; Gn l ting Nam ch bng gn . Ngi ta ni rng tn pht sinh bi s kin nhiu cy bng gn do ngi Cao Min trng chung quanh n t xa ca h, m du vt nay vn cn cha Cy Mai v cc vng ln cn P.

Trng Vnh K, Souvenirs historiques sur Saigon et ses environs, trong Excursions et Reconnaissance X. Saigon, Imprimerie Coloniale 1885. Nn ch rt k ch ngi ta ni, nguyn vn dit on v thuyt ny Khng bit ti sao m sau ny Louis Malleret v Vng Hng Sn li qu quuyt thuyt ny l ca TVK, mc d ngay sau on ny, TVK li vit tip Theo ti, hnh nh tn l ca ngi Cao Min t cho x ny, ri sau em lm tn gi thnh ph Ti cha tm ra c ngun gc ch thc ca tn . Tng t, c nhiu thuyt ph theo ni rng SG t Cy Gn (Kai Gon) hay Rng Gn (Prey Kor) m r Ni chung, cc thuyt ny u da trn mt c im chnh: cy bng gn. Nhng thuyt ny phn ln b bc b v l do n gin l khng ai tm c du tch ca mt th rng gn vng SG, hay s c dng ca ci gn min Nam, k c TVK. Ngay vo thi ca TVK (1885) tc khong hn 100 nm sau m khng cn du tch r rng ca th rng ny, mc d lc khng c pht trin g lm Ngay c khi Louis Malleret kho nghim li, hnh nh cng khng c du vt g ca mt rng gn SG. Thm na l cy gn thi dng lm hng ro ch khng lm ci V theo L Trung Hoa trong a Danh TPHCM th si ch xut hin trong cc t ghp Hn Vit, nh si Tn ch cha bao gi c dng nh 1 t n, nn khng th ni ci c l si c, ci gn l si gn c Vy, thuyt SG l ci gn b bc b bi thc t a l v ng hc 3. Si Gn t Prei Nokor y l thuyt m thot u kh c th chp nhn nht (v ng m), nhng hin nay c coi nh l most likely. Chnh Petrus Trng Vnh K l ngi a ra thuyt ny Trong Tiu Gio Trnh a L Nam K, ng cng b 1 danh sch i chiu 187 a danh Vit Min Nam K, nh Cn Gi l Kanco, G Vp l Kompp, Cn Giuc l Kantuc v Si Gn l Prei Nokr C 2 Nguyn nh u v L Trung Hoa u ng vi thuyt ny, da theo lch s v ng m Trc nht, theo s Cao Min c dch li bi Louis Malleret, vo nm 1623, mt s thn ca cha Nguyn em quc th ti vua CM v ng mun mn x Prei Nokor (SG) v Kras Krabei ca CM t phng thu thu. Nm 1747, theo danh mc cc h o trong Launay, Histoire de la Mission Cochinchine, c ghi Rai Gon Thong (Si Gn Thng) v Rai Gon H (Si Gn H). la theo s sch, cn theo ting ni th Prei Nokor (hay Brai Nagara theo ting Phn m ngi Min mn), c ngha l th trn trong rng, Prei hay Brai l rng, Nokor hay Nagara l th trn Dy l vng m cha Nguyn mn lm ni thu thu nh ni trn. Theo tin trnh ca ngn ng, Prei hay Brai bin thnh RAI, thnh SI, Nokor b b no thnh kor, v t kor thnh GN. Cn s d c Saigon vit dnh nhau l do cc gio s Ty Phhng b mt du v gn lin nhau khi in. Sau khi chim nc ta, khi c sai ra s thao ging Php nn Saigon c vit vi hai du chm trn ch i.