Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Home › Names › Nguyen

Nguyen in Japanese

グエン

Nguyen, when pronounced "goo-en", is グエン (guen) in katakana.

g as in gooo as in boot, booke as in bedn as in no
Shared by Viet Thanh Nguyen and others

People pronouncing their name this way include author of fiction Viet Thanh Nguyen (ヴィエット・タン・グエン), Vietnamese-American actor and stuntman Johnny Tri Nguyen (ジョニー・チー・グエン), and playwright Qui Nguyen (クイ・グエン). It's also the katakana spelling for soccer player Lee Nguyen (リー・グエン).

Select how you pronounce Nguyen:

goo-en グエンguen gen ゲンgen en-goo-yen エングイェンenguyen

Show us how you pronounce Nguyen and we'll create the calligraphy.

Loading sounds...

Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Nguyen Family is My Life," "Nguyen Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Nguyen Family Is My Life
Nguyen Family Is My Life goo-en グエン Nguyen in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Nguyen Family Is My Life
Nguyen Family Is My Life goo-en ぐえん Nguyen in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Nguyen Family Bonds Are Forever
Nguyen Family Bonds Are Forever goo-en グエン Nguyen in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Nguyen Family Bonds Are Forever
Nguyen Family Bonds Are Forever goo-en ぐえん Nguyen in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Nguyen Japanese Tattoo Designs

Nguyen in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Nguyen in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Nguyen in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Nguyen, when pronounced goo-en, is グエン (guen) in katakana and ぐえん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in gooo as in boot, booke as in bedn as in no
Nguyen in Katakana (Vertical)
Nguyen katakana, vertical
Nguyen in Katakana (Horizontal)
Nguyen katakana, horizontal
Nguyen in Hiragana (Vertical)
Nguyen hiragana, vertical
Nguyen in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Nguyen hiragana, horizontal

Want to learn more?

Check it yourself. Hear it · Forvo / HowToPronounce

Female 5% Male 46% Surnames 49%

Japanese names can also be written with kanji, where each character carries its own meaning. Many names have dozens of kanji renderings. Explore kanji for your name at our Japanese dictionary site to discover the meaning behind the characters.

Your purchase includes a personal-use license. For a book, a product or a business, see Licensing.

Look up another name: a partner, a child, a parent.