| Pronunciation | /jɛ.ʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Ye-un |
| Ye-eun | |
| Hangul | 예은 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ye-eun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yeŭn |
| IPA | [jɛɯn] |
Ye-eun, also spelled Ye-un, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 55 hanja with the reading "ye"[1] and 30 hanja with the reading "eun"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the sixth most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 2008, and ranked ninth in 2009.[3][4]
People
People with this name include:
- Lee Ye-eun (model) (born 1988), South Korean model
- Park Ye-eun (born 1989), South Korean singer, former member of girl group Wonder Girls
- Choi Ye-eun (born 1994), South Korean pole vaulter
- Park Ye-eun (born 1996), South Korean ice hockey player
- Kim Ye-eun (born 1996), South Korean actress
- Jang Ye-eun (born 1998), South Korean rapper, member of girl group CLC
- Shin Ye-eun (born 1998), South Korean actress
See also
References
- ↑ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "예"
- ↑ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"
- ↑ Lee Jin-hee (January 28, 2009). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ↑ Ryu In-ha (January 20, 2010). "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
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