He is not Asian. Just always liked the name.
2006-12-18 16:20:13 · 35 answers · asked by InTROLLigent 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
If he is not Asian, he will get questions his entire life about his name. Wouldn't want to do that to a kid.
2006-12-18 16:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isn't that a Vietnamese last name??? Or one from another Asian country?
That's a horrible name for someone who is not Asian...get real. I would feel sorry for any little white or non-Asian boy named Nguyen.
2006-12-18 16:50:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have known many people named Nguyen, but it was always a surname, never ever a first name. This is the first time I've heard of it as a first name actually.
2006-12-18 16:31:52 · answer #3 · answered by V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nguyen is also a vietnamese first name. But you're kid will have a hard time to correct and pronounce to people. Also if you're last name is not Nguyen, people will confuse with last name instead.
But hey, you're the parent, name whatever you like.
2006-12-18 18:22:27 · answer #4 · answered by alan2dylan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Years ago, I knew a Vietnamese named Nguyen. I always had problems with the correct pronounciation.
2006-12-18 22:19:45 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs.Blessed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be like calling your son, "Smith". Nguyen is a VERY common Asian surname.
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2006-12-19 01:59:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you pronounce it ng-win? I've only ever heard of it as a last name- Dat Nguyen of the Dallas Cowboys but they usually say it N-you-jen. It's not my taste but whatever.
2006-12-18 16:55:57 · answer #7 · answered by pebble 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Take it from someone who has a name loaded with stereotypes! Throughout their lives they will be asked if they are Vietnamese; or worse it will be ASSUMED that they are Vietnamese. Nothing against Vietnamese people, but I KNOW what its like to have a name that's loaded--and the US is subjectively racist.
2006-12-18 16:27:30 · answer #8 · answered by Dwain 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a good name for a fighter who sought revenge by killing his oppresors in a novel that i read in 2001. I fell in love with the name evr since then it is a good mane for boys.
2006-12-18 21:36:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it was a last name pronounce wind. I could be wrong though I went to school with people who had that last name I dont think I would name my son Wind.
To each their own though. goodluck
2006-12-18 16:26:25 · answer #10 · answered by Torn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋