Yeon (Korean given name)
| Yeon | |
| Hangul | 연 |
|---|---|
| Hanja |
然煙硏延燃燕沿鉛宴軟 演緣衍淵姸娟涓沇筵瑌 娫嚥堧捐挻椽涎縯鳶硯 曣㜣醼兗嬿莚瓀均戭 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏn |
Yeon is the Revised Romanisation spelling of an element in Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 39 hanja with the reading "yeon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
In 1980, one name containing this element, Ji-yeon, was the 7th-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea.[2] In the 2000s and 2010s, another name containing this element, Seo-yeon, became the most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea, as well as a common name for adult women name changing their names once name changes began to be allowed in 2000.[3][4][5]
Names containing this element include:
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References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 23. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ↑ "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ↑ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ↑ "One in 60 Koreans Want to Change Their Names". The Chosun Ilbo. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
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