text: what is the proper pronunciation for this name: nguyen? i mean no offense, i am just curious- this is a common vietnamese last name, correct? i was just curious, because i have seen the name many times before...but i didn't know how to properly pronounce it. thank you. i asked someone with this name and i was told "win" (no g sound), but since several people here are including it, it may be a regional thing where in some places they pronounce the g.  just as in english "often" is pronounced both with and without the t sound.  i see that some people are including the initial n as well - even more variations.