Drum Infected 0 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 In America the common last name is like Smith or you could prolly think of a very common one as well but, I just wanted to drop some knowledge on the last name Nguyen.Vietnamese people is shrouded in legends and myths, the history of the Nguyen dynastic family is relatively well kept. Vietnam today has 80 million people, sixty ethno-linguistic groups land area is 329,566 sq km with 3290 km of coastline. There are 769 surnames in Vietnam but Nguyen is by far the biggest group. The Nguyen name took majority place in the population due to past practice of adopting the ruler’s surname by newly arrived migrants to gain acceptance and grace during the Nguyen dynasty spanning close to four centuries. Other mass conversion of names came from Cham ethnic. They did not have surnames and often cited either Nguyen or Pham (a Vietnamese translation for Po meaning Lord in Cham language) as their surnames when came under Vietnamese rule. Both late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong of communist North Vietnam and President Nguyen Van Thieu of South Vietnam came from Cham ethnic ancestry.There ale other historical reasons for the prevalence of the Nguyen name. During the Tran Dynasty in the 11th to 13th centuries, many of the families of the prior dynasty courtesans - the Lys - changed their name to Nguyen to avoid persecution. Well that's the base of it Link to post Share on other sites
bmwguy525 0 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 I seeeeee........I've always wondered that. Thanks Drum Infected! :wink: Link to post Share on other sites
ddudley 0 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Nice post, very interesting. I was expecting something completely different. Link to post Share on other sites
hotdog da 2rd 0 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 everything is untrue. we nguyen people are just geneticly blessed, therefore we pop out babies by the dozens...don't even talk about our poker talents.....i learned how to deal myself 4 aces at the age of 6 and invented my own black jack system at the age of 7.....by the age of 9 i'm hoping to disguise myself and go win a WSOP braclet. it's good to be me baby. Link to post Share on other sites
SketchEtch 0 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 It isn't about different races...Nguyen will you people learn... :? Link to post Share on other sites
jayistheman 0 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 you did a post without a dancing guy or a llama???? wtf!!!redeem yourself! by the way... nice post. i always wondered why there were so many of them... i also used to skateboard, and there are a few pro skateboarder nguyens Link to post Share on other sites
Drum Infected 0 Posted February 9, 2005 Author Share Posted February 9, 2005 jayistheman you did a post without a dancing guy or a llama???? wtf!!!redeem yourself!weren't you the one that was freaked out from the dancing guy? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Thanks for the explanation... it's especially interesting reading for me as I'm off to Vietnam next week for 3 weeks. Wonder if there's any poker rooms in Hanoi or HCMC? one thing that would be unsettling is the lack of English at the table.. heck everyone could be colluding in Vietnamese to fleece the round-eye. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest XXEddie Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 it os very confusing...scotty nguyen....men nguyen and minh nguyen...and the are all good Link to post Share on other sites
JFarrell20 1 Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Well when your last name is pronounced "win", it's kinda hard to be bad at poker. By the way... when will Men Nguyen another bracelet?Men always Nguyen! Link to post Share on other sites
Drum Infected 0 Posted February 10, 2005 Author Share Posted February 10, 2005 yukonpoker.com Thanks for the explanation... it's especially interesting reading for me as I'm off to Vietnam next week for 3 weeks.Wow that should be fun and interesting at the same time.I know that Scotty supports about 30 people back in vietnam, not to mention the people he has to support in america like his family, etc.Men the master dose that same, thing. Pretty much almost every vietnamese mom or elder living in america does. Link to post Share on other sites
CodyHartman 0 Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 So tell me then, why are there so many Johnson's and Smith's here??? WTF Link to post Share on other sites
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