Nguyen

See also: nguyên, Nguyên, and Nguyễn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɪn/, /n(ə)ˈwɪn/, ŋwɪn
• (less common) IPA^(key): /n(ə)ˈɡujən/
• Homophones: win, wynn

Proper noun

Nguyen (plural Nguyens)

1. A Vietnamese surname​.

Translations

Vietnamese surname

• Bulgarian: Нгуен (Nguen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阮 (zh) (Ruǎn)

• French: Nguyen (fr), Nguyên (fr)
• Hebrew: נגויין‎

• Japanese: グエン (Guen)
• Korean: 응우옌 (eung-uyen)
• Russian: Нгуен (ru) (Ngujen)
• Vietnamese: Nguyễn (vi)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nguyen is the 38^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 437,645 individuals. Nguyen is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.5%) individuals.

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

Proper noun

Nguyen ?

1. A surname​.

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French

Alternative forms

• Nguyên

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɥi.jɛn/, /nɡɥi.jɛn/, /ŋɥi.jɛn/

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Proper noun

Nguyen

1. A Vietnamese surname​.

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Norwegian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

Proper noun

Nguyen

1. A surname​.

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

Proper noun

Nguyen

1. A surname​.