Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable

Korean given name A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''seon ...

, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the

hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...

used to write it. There are 30 hanja with the reading "''eun''" on the

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. The overwhelmingly popular hanja for given name is "''(grace)''" and "''(silver)''".

As a Surname

*Eun () The 2000 South Korean Census found 15,657 people with this Korean surname. They traced their origins to three different '' bon-gwan'': Yonan County,

South Hwanghae South Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaenamdo; , lit. "south Yellow Sea province") is a province in western North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital i ...

and Kangeum,

Kumchon County Kŭmch'ŏn County is a county in the North Hwanghae province of North Korea. It has a population of 68,216. Geography Kŭmch'ŏn is bordered to the west by Kaesŏng, to the south by Kaep'ung, to the northwest by T'osan, and to the north by Mt. ...

North Hwanghae North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaebuk-to; , lit. "north Yellow Sea province") is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is Sari ...

in what is today

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

, and Haengju ( 행주동),

Goyang Goyang (''Goyang-si''; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Capital Area, with a populatio ...

Gyeonggi-do Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

in what is today

. *Eun () It is said that the queen of Baekje's chair king is Eungo in 『Japanese clerk』. Gobu-eun, who is based in Gobu-gun, Jeolla-do, was born in 1784 by Eun Kwang-hoon, born in 1754 He was paid in time-departed radish. Eun Kwang-hoon's residence is Yeongyu, Pyongan-do, Pyeongwon-gun. In 1930, a national census showed that one family was living in Ssangyong-myeon, Gangseo-gun, South Pyongan. In the 2015 National Statistical Office Census, there were 13 people with this surname. People with the surname Eun (殷 or 恩) include: *

Eun Hee-kyung Eun Heekyung (born in 1959) is a South Korean writer."은, 희, 경" biographical PDF available at: Life Eun was born in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do in 1959. She did her undergraduate degree in literature at Sookmyung Women's University, and her gr ...

(born 1959), South Korean writer * Eun Ji-won (born 1978), South Korean rapper, member of Sechs Kies

As a Given name

There are 30 hanja with the reading "''Eun''" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Especially, since the 1970s, a number of given names containing this "''Eun''" element have been popular for newborn girls in South Korea, including:

First syllable

;Masculine * Eun-ho * Eun-hoo * Eun-joon * Eun-kyu * Eun-min * Eun-woo ;Unisex *

Eun-jae Eun-jae is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "''eun''" and 26 hanja with the reading "'' jae''" on the South Korean government's officia ...

Eun-soo Eun-soo, also spelled Eun-su, or Un-soo, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 26 hanja with the reading "''eun''" and 67 hanja with the reading "'' soo''" on the South ...

Eun-sung Eun-sung, also spelled Eun-seong, or Un-sung, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 26 hanja with the reading "''eun''" and 27 hanja with the reading "''seong''" on ...

Eun-sang Eun-sang, also spelled Un-sang, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "''eun''" and 43 hanja with the reading "'' sang''" on the South Ko ...

;Feminine * Eun-ah * Eun-bi *

Eun-byul Eun-byul, also spelled Eun-byeol or Un-byol, is a Korean feminine given name. There are 26 hanja with the reading "'' eun''" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names, among them "silver" () and "grac ...

Eun-chae Eun-chae, also spelled Eun-chay, or Eun-cheh, Un-chae, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 26 hanja with the reading "''eun''" and 17 hanja with the reading "' ...

* Eun-ha *

Eun-hee Eun-hee, also spelled Eun-hui or Un-hui, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 26 hanja with the reading "''eun''" and 24 hanja with the reading "''hee''" on the ...

* Eun-hye * Eun-ji, 2nd place in 1980 * Eun-jin *

Eun-ju Eun-ju, also spelled Eun-joo or Un-joo, Un-ju, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "''eun''" and 76 hanja with the reading "'' ju''" ...

, 6th place in 1970 *

Eun-jung Eun-jung, also spelled Eun-jeong or Eun-jong, Un-jong, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "'' eun''" and 84 hanja with the reading " ...

, 3rd place in 1970, 6th place in 1980 * Eun-kyung, 8th place in 1970 * Eun-kyo * Eun-mi * Eun-seh * Eun-seo, 10th place in 2011, 2013 List of the most popular given names in South Korea * Eun-sook * Eun-sun * Eun-young, 5th place in 1970, 8th place in 1980

Second syllable

;Masculine * Dae-eun * Dong-eun * Hyung-eun * Jong-eun ;Unisex * Do-eun * Gi-eun * Jae-eun *

Jung-eun Jeong-eun, also spelled Jung-eun, Jeong-un, or Jong-un, is a Korean unisex given name. In South Korea, it is overwhelmingly used as a female name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. , regulations of S ...

* Kyu-eun * Rae-eun * Sang-eun * Seong-eun * Seung-eun * Tae-eun ;Feminine * Chae-eun * Cho-eun * Da-eun * Ga-eun * Go-eun * Ha-eun, 7th place in 2008, 8th place in 2009 and 2011 * Hae-eun * Hee-eun * Hye-eun * Hyo-eun *

Ji-eun Ji-eun, also spelled Jee-eun, Ji-un or Jee-un, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "'' ji''" and 30 hanja with the reading "'' eun''" ...

, 4th place in 1980, 2nd place in 1990 * Jo-eun * Ju-eun * Kyo-eun * Kyung-eun * Mi-eun * Na-eun * Ra-eun * Se-eun * Seo-eun * Si-eun * So-eun * Ye-eun, 6th place in 2008 and 9th place in 2009 * Yeo-eun * Yo-eun * Young-eun * Yu-eun People with the single-syllable given name Eun (Un) include: * Yi Un (1897–1970), Joseon Dynasty prince *

Ko Un Ko Un (born 1 August 1933) is a South Korean poet whose works have been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. He had been imprisoned many times due to his role in the campaign for Korean democracy and was later mentioned in K ...

(born 1933), South Korean poet * Lee Eun (born 1961), South Korean film director * Eun Yang (born 1973), Korean American journalist

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