Nguyen

See also: nguyên, Nguyên, and Nguyễn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Nguyen (plural Nguyens)

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.

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

Proper noun

Nguyen m

A surname.

French

Alternative forms

Nguyên

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɥi.jɛn/, /nɡɥi.jɛn/, /ŋɥi.jɛn/
Paris (file)
Normandy (file)

Proper noun

Nguyen

A Vietnamese surname.

Norwegian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

Proper noun

Nguyen

A surname.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

Proper noun

Nguyen

A surname.

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