Nguyen
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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)
- A Vietnamese surname.
Translations
Vietnamese surname
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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.
Proper noun
Nguyen m anim (female equivalent Nguyenová)
- a surname from Vietnamese
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nguyen m or f
- a surname from Vietnamese