Define Nguyen Meaning

In olden times King Nguyen forced people to change their last name to Nguyen. If they did not they were killed.
Thats why so many Viets have their last name as Nguyen. Some people that don't have their last name as Nguyen might have changed their last name after the reign of the King Nguyen ended.

Usually at least 5-6 people in any given year for a class (Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior) will have this last name. There is a high percentage that at least half of them will or have participated in badminton.

A common last name for vietnamese people. 80% of Vietnamese people have that damn last name and they are all related.

The asian simplicity of mastrubating to buddha.

A Vietnamese boy that can be a nerd, but sometimes could be a f***ing idiot

one of the most popular Vietnamese last names and basically no one except viet people can pronounce it. The most simple way to say it is putting an n sound to the word when. This last name is every teacher's worst nightmare.

A last name invented to piss off the telemarketers.

Similar to (and pronounced the same as) ftw but targeted at a vietnamese audience

Nguyen is a Vietnamese last name that no one can pronounce correctly, not even high school teachers who have probably had 19 Nguyen’s last year. About 60% of Vietnamese you meet will have this last name.

Almost every person who has tried to pronounce this name has said “nah-goo-jen?”.

NO HONEY ITS NOT THAT HARD TO SAY IT.

It’s prounounced “when”, yes “when”. Well now that I think about it, “when” is the dumbed down version. Well it’s the closest that people can get, so i’ll go with it.

And NO, not all Nguyen’s are related, so for the last time, VIVIAN IS NOT MY COUSIN!

One of the most popular last names in Vietnam