Quyen (name) explained

Quyen (pronounced as /vi/) 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 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

Notes and References

1. Book: http://www.tudienabc.com/tra-han-tu/bo-moc/tu-han-quyen/id-4167/radical_page:122. 權QUYỀN. Từ Điển ABC. 25 March 2018.