Phonetic Pronunciation: nWEN

Origin: Vietnamese

Notes: The inogolo "anglicized pronunciation" is pronounced as 1 syllable with a short "n" before the "WEN". Other common anglicized pronunciations of Nguyen are just like the English words "win" or "when".

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Web links:

• Wikipedia entry on the name Nguyen

Phonetic Pronunciation: min

Origin: Vietnamese

Phonetic Pronunciation: trit

Origin: Vietnamese