Nguyen
Origin and usage
Nguyễn is the transcription of the Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation of the character 阮, which originally was used to write a name of a state in Gansu or ruan), an ancient Chinese instrument. The same Chinese character is often romanized as Ruǎn in Mandarin and as Yuen in Cantonese.
Subfamilies
In Vietnamese tradition, people are referred to by their personal names and not by their family names even in formal situations. However, some groups distinguish themselves from other Nguyễn by passing elements of their names that are usually considered middle names to their children. This practice is more common with male than with female children. Some of the prominent subgroups within the Nguyễn family are:
Subfamilies
• Nguyễn Phước or Nguyễn Phúc (阮福): Surname for the Nguyễn Lords family members, and all members of the Nguyễn dynasty emperors. • Nguyễn Đình 阮廷 • Nguyễn Hữu 阮有 • Nguyễn Cảnh 阮景 • Nguyễn Khắc 阮克 • Nguyễn Tiến 阮進 • Nguyễn Đức 阮德 • Nguyễn Minh 阮明 • Nguyễn Thanh 阮清 • Nguyễn Ngọc 阮玉 • Nguyễn Văn 阮文 • Nguyễn Quang 阮光 • Nguyễn Xuân 阮春 • Nguyễn Huy 阮輝 • Nguyễn Hoàng 阮黃 • Tôn Thất 尊室 (Tôn Nữ 尊女 for females): surname for members of the Nguyễn dynasty royal family that were not direct descendants of the Emperor.
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