Meanings
proper nounNguyen (plural Nguyens)
plural Nguyens
- A surname from Vietnamese.
Newton Nguyen is a breakout Internet star whose content speaks directly to newly minted quarantine bakers and cooks.
2020 May 7, Genesia Ting, “How Newton Nguyen is inspiring a young generation of home chefs”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 May 2020
Origin
- VietnameseNguyễn
- VietnameseNguyễn
- EnglishNguyen
Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.
More words from Vietnamese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Нгуен
- Нгуен (Nguen)Vietnamese surname
Chinese Cantonese 阮
- 阮 (jyun²)Vietnamese surname
Chinese Mandarin 阮
- 阮 (Ruǎn)Vietnamese surname
Czech Nguyen, Nguyên
- NguyenVietnamese surname
- NguyênVietnamese surname
French Nguyen, Nguyên
- NguyenVietnamese surname
- NguyênVietnamese surname
German Nguyen
- NguyenVietnamese surname
Hebrew נגויין
- נגוייןVietnamese surname
Japanese グエン
- グエン (Guen)Vietnamese surname
Korean 응우옌, 응웬
- 응우옌 (eung'uyen)Vietnamese surname
- 응웬 (eung'wen)Vietnamese surname
Latin Nguyē̆nus, Nguyē̆na
- Nguyē̆nusVietnamese surname
- Nguyē̆naVietnamese surname
Russian Нгуен
- Нгуен (Ngujen)Vietnamese surname
Thai เหงวียน, เหงียน
- เหงวียน (ngwǐian)Vietnamese surname
- เหงียน (ngǐian)Vietnamese surname
Vietnamese Nguyễn
- NguyễnVietnamese surname
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Nguyen
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Nguyen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nguyen
MLA
“Nguyen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nguyen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nguyen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nguyen.
Source: Nguyen on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.