Nguyen

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Nguyen

  • /wɪn/ US
  • /nwɪn/ US
  • /nuˈjɛn/ US
  • /ˈnuːjən/ US
  • /ˈnjʉːən/ Australia

Rhymes with -ɪn, -juːən, -ɛn

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

proper noun Nguyens

  1. A surname from Vietnamese. Newton Nguyen is a breakout Internet star whose content speaks directly to newly minted quarantine bakers and cooks.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: huang, juan, yuen, yuan, thai, ruan, cam, triumph, victory, succeed, prevail, overcome, conquer, defeat, best, outclass

Translations

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name Vietnamese surname

한국어응우옌 eung'uyen, 응웬 eung'wen
日本語グエン Guen
中文阮 Ruǎn
FrançaisNguyen, Nguyên
DeutschNguyen
РусскийНгуен Ngujen
Tiếng ViệtNguyễn
עבריתנגויין

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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