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Nguyen

  • \nɥi.jɛn\
  • \nɡɥi.jɛn\
  • \ɲu.win\
  • [ɲɥɛn] France (Vendée)
  • [ˈɲuwin] France (Vendée)
  • [n̩.ˈɡɥi.jɛ.nə] France (Paris)
  • [ɛn.ɡɥi.ˈɛn] France (Normandie)

Where it comes from

Du vietnamien Nguyễn, lui-même issu du chinois 阮, ruǎn (mandarin), jyun2 (cantonais)'.

proper noun Nguyên · N’Guyen · Nuyen

  1. Nom de famille vietnamien, 54ᵉ nom de famille en population en France. C’est l’attelage de Nguyen Van Liet qui a remporté la course.

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"Nguyen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/nguyen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Nguyen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/nguyen

Chicago

"Nguyen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/nguyen.

BibTeX
@misc{nguyen_2026,
  title = {Nguyen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/nguyen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}