Nguyen Family History
Nguyen Name Meaning
Vietnamese (Nguyễn):: from Chinese ruan (阮) which denotes a type of traditional Chinese stringed instrument. Compare the Mandarin Chinese name Ruan Cantonese Yuen . possibly also from old Vietnamese words such as nguồn ‘spring fountain’ or ngòi ‘canal small river’ applied as a topographic name.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022