Meaning & origin
Nguyễn’s family of names
In Vietnamese usage, Nguyễn as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Dutch form NGUYEN. In Vietnamese usage, Nguyễn as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form N'Guyen. In Vietnamese usage, Nguyễn as a surname has a related form in Ng..
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nguyễn has relatives in 21 languages. Lines run from its Chinese roots to each of them.
Chinesewhere Nguyễn comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- 阮Chinese
- Nguyenborrowing · French, English
- Нгуенborrowing · Russian
- 응우옌Korean
- เหงียนThai
- NguyênSpanish, French
- ஙுயென்Tamil
- N'GuyenFrench
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Similar names
If you love Nguyễn, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nguyệt
Nguyệt is a feminine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.
>99% girls
Uyên
Uyên is a feminine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.
>99% girls
Ngân
Ngân is a feminine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.
>99% girls
Huyên
Huyên is a unisex given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.
50% boys · 50% girls
Quyền
Quyền is a masculine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.
>99% boys
Duyên
Duyên is a feminine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.
>99% girls
Quyên
“beautiful”
>99% girls
Luyến
Luyến is a feminine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.
>99% girls