Quyen (name)
Name list
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Quyen (Vietnamese pronunciation: [kwēēn˨˩]) is the Anglicised spelling of a Vietnamese surname (Quyền) as well as various Vietnamese given names (Quyên, Quyễn, Quyền).
Surname
The Vietnamese surname Quyền, meaning "power" or "right", is cognate with the Chinese surname (權) now spelled Quán in Mandarin Pinyin.[1] People with this surname include:
- Quyền Văn Minh (born 1954), Vietnamese jazz saxophonist
Given names
Quyen:
- Quyen T. Nguyen, American surgeon
- Quyen Tran, American cinematographer
Quyên:
- Hoàng Quyên (born 1992), Vietnamese singer
Quyễn:
- Nguyễn Quyễn (born 1952), Vietnamese long-distance runner
Quyền:
- Ngô Quyền (897–944), Ngô dynasty king
- Nguyễn Quyền (1869–1941), Vietnamese anti-colonial activist
