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Where does “Nguyễn” come from?
Nguyễn (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 阮, from Chinese 我儂 — I; me; we; us.
Ancestry of “Nguyễn”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Chinese
阮
—
2
Chinese
我儂
I; me; we; us
Words derived from “Nguyễn”
Nguyen
Nguyen
Nguyên
Nguyen
Nguyễn Thị B
Nguyễn Văn A
nhà Nguyễn
Нгуен
ങുയെൻ
ങ്വിയൻ
Every word from Chinese 我儂 →
Every word from Chinese 阮 →