Yeon, also spelled Yon, or Yun is 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 (''seo ...
, and an element in two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the
hanja
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used to write it. There are 56 hanja with the reading "''yeon''" on the
South Korea
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n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
As a name element
First syllable
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Yeon-hee
Yeon-hee, also spelled Yun-hee or Yon-hui, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 31 hanja with the reading "yeon" and 24 hanja with the reading " hee" on the Sout ...
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Yeon-seok
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Yeon-woo
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Yeon-ah
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Yeon-jun
Second syllable
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Bo-yeon
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Chae-yeon
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Do-yeon
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Ji-yeon, 7th place in 1980.
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Mi-yeon
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Se-yeon
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Seo-yeon, 1st place in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013. 2nd place in 2015. 3rd place in 2017.
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
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Seung-yeon
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Si-yeon
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So-yeon
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Soo-yeon
Soo-yeon, also spelled Su-yeon or Soo-yun, is a Korean unisex given name, primarily feminine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 67 hanja with the reading " soo" and 39 hanja with the reading ...
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Tae-yeon
* Na-yeon
See also
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List of Korean given names
References
Korean given names
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