Quyen (name)
Appearance
Quyen (Vietnamese pronunciation: [kwiən˨˩]) is the Anglicised spelling of a Vietnamese surname (Quyền) as well as various Vietnamese given names (Quyên, Quyễn, Quyền).
Surname
[edit]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
[edit]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