Yeon (Korean given name)

Yeon
Pronunciation/jʌn/
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingYon, Yun
Yeon
Hangul
연
Hanja
然, 硏, 延, 姸, 娟, and others
Revised RomanizationYeon
McCune–ReischauerYŏn
IPA[jʌn]

Yeon, also spelled Yon, or Yun is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in two-syllable Korean given names.[1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 56 hanja with the reading "yeon"[2] 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

See also

References

  1. ^ List of Korean given names
  2. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "연"
  3. ^ List of the most popular given names in South Korea
  4. ^ List of the most popular given names in South Korea
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