Nguyen

nuh-GWIN'nuh-GWIN'1 syllable
🇻🇳Vietnamese
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MEANING

A common surnameOriginally a royal dynasty name

ORIGIN

Vietnamese

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Sino-Vietnamese characters 阮

CULTURAL NOTES

Nguyen is the most common Vietnamese surname and has historical significance due to the Nguyen Dynasty.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used widely among Vietnamese people, especially prominent during the Nguyen Dynasty which ruled Vietnam from 1802 to 1945.

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