| Pronunciation | /jʌn/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Yon, Yun |
| Yeon | |
| Hangul | 연 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 然, 硏, 延, 姸, 娟, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏn |
| IPA | |
Yeon, also spelled Yon, or Yun is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 56 hanja with the reading "yeon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
As a name element
First syllable
Second syllable
- Bo-yeon
- Chae-yeon
- Do-yeon
- Ho-Yeon
- Ji-yeon, 7th place in 1980.
- Ju-yeon
- Mi-yeon
- Se-yeon
- Seo-yeon, 1st place in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013. 2nd place in 2015. 3rd place in 2017.
- Seung-yeon
- Si-yeon
- So-yeon
- Soo-yeon
- Tae-yeon
- Na-yeon
See also
References
- List of Korean given names
- 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "연"
- List of the most popular given names in South Korea
- List of the most popular given names in South Korea
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