Nguyen

See also: nguyên, Nguyên, and Nguyễn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɪn/, /n(ə)ˈwɪn/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈnjʉwən/, /wɛn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /nuˈjɛn/, /n(ə)-/, /wɛn/
  • (less common) IPA(key): /ŋwɪn/, /n(ə)ˈɡujən/
  • Rhymes: -ɪn, -uːwən, -ɛn, -uːjən
  • Homophones: win, wynn, winne

Proper noun

Nguyen (plural Nguyens)

  1. A Vietnamese surname.

Translations

Statistics

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

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈŋɡuɪjɛn]

Proper noun

Nguyen m anim (female equivalent Nguyenová)

  1. a surname from Vietnamese

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • Nguyen”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛn.ɡɥi.jɛn/, /nɥi.jɛn/, /ɡɥi.jɛn/
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Proper noun

Nguyen m or f

  1. a surname from Vietnamese