What's with half the vietnamese population having the last name Nguyen?

[Syringer]

?

 

[minendo]

Generalize a little more why don't you.

 

[SoylentGreen]

You must have been thinking your 2.55 ratings were a tad too high I guess.

 

[SherEPunjab]

Not true. I have plenty of Vietnamese friends who have the last name Wynn.

 

[slikmunks]

there are also all the koreans with Kim for their last name, and all the chinese people with Chan, and all the white people with Smith...........

 

[Syringer]

Seriously, it's my own damn last name too. I've never though to wonder why we Vietnamese are so unoriginal.

 

[slikmunks]

Originally posted by: SherEPunjab
Not true. I have plenty of Vietnamese friends who have the last name Wynn.

are they all in the same family?

 

[imported_Mike]

thats retarded dude, just like me physics teacher, we have 3 Nyguyens in my class and the first question from my teacher is if they are related. Thats like asking if 3 Smiths are related. Syringer, dont be so stupid

 

[RabidMongoose]

It's a conspiracy.

 

[fatbaby]

My favorite name is Phuc (pronounced fook), in fact, there's a guy named Phuc Yu in one of my classes.

 

[tcsenter]

And yet not a single helpful answer.

 

[oliver2k]

Originally posted by: SherEPunjab
Not true. I have plenty of Vietnamese friends who have the last name Wynn.

hahahahahahhahahahahahahhahaha

 

[prodigy]

Originally posted by: SherEPunjab
Not true. I have plenty of Vietnamese friends who have the last name Wynn.

lol

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: tcsenter
And yet not a single helpful answer.

Yep.

What is the etymology of the name? Does it correspond to someone famous, a place, an occupation? Is there a significant historical event associated with this name?

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Seriously, it's my own damn last name too. I've never though to wonder why we Vietnamese are so unoriginal.

ask your parents.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: fatbaby
My favorite name is Phuc (pronounced fook), in fact, there's a guy named Phuc Yu in one of my classes.

He needs to get together with someone named Phuc Mi.

 

[tantos]

Back during the Nguyen Dynasty, the emperor decreed all his people should be named after his surname..hence all the Nguyens.

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: tcsenter
And yet not a single helpful answer.

Yep.

What is the etymology of the name? Does it correspond to someone famous, a place, an occupation? Is there a significant historical event associated with this name?

Yeah seriously. Didn't mean to make this thread racist or anything, my friend just asked me this and I was disappointed that I didn't know..

 

[SherEPunjab]

What? I don't get it.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: tantos
Back during the Nguyen Dynasty, the emperor decreed all his people should be named after his surname..hence all the Nguyens.

Thank you. I have learned something

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: tantos
Back during the Nguyen Dynasty, the emperor decreed all his people should be named after his surname..hence all the Nguyens.

Wow, do you happen to know the date of this? And what percentage actually took this advice?

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: tantos
Back during the Nguyen Dynasty, the emperor decreed all his people should be named after his surname..hence all the Nguyens.

Wow, do you happen to know the date of this? And what percentage actually took this advice?

I think he's full of it.

here's something more solid than his ramblings

 

[slikmunks]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: tantos
Back during the Nguyen Dynasty, the emperor decreed all his people should be named after his surname..hence all the Nguyens.

Thank you. I have learned something

it sounds like bs... i've never heard of a vietnamese dynasty... of course, i could just be closed minded, not know history and completely wrong, but it SOUNDS like bs

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: tantos
Back during the Nguyen Dynasty, the emperor decreed all his people should be named after his surname..hence all the Nguyens.

Wow, do you happen to know the date of this? And what percentage actually took this advice?

I believe emperors do not give advice.

 

[tantos]

Dude..when the emperor says to do something, you don't ask questions..you just go and do it.