Nguyen

//ˈnjʉwən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Vietnamese surname.

Example

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"Nguyen Hai Anh, Secretary General of the Vietnam Red Cross, said the back-to-back disasters in central Vietnam have affected the lives of more than 7 million people, including just over 1 million people directly impacted by Typhoon Molave."

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Nguyễn.

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