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A-i-rin아이린

A-i-rin brings together “elegant”, “joyful” and “qilin (a mythical auspicious beast).” Like your name, you are someone who lives with elegance, lives a joyful life and is a bringer of good omens.

Meaning and hanja

Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:

HanjaMeaning
雅怡麟雅 ‘elegant’ + 怡 ‘joyful’ + 麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’
雅(맑을 아) + 怡(기쁠 이) + 麟(기린 린)
娥怡麟娥 ‘beautiful’ + 怡 ‘joyful’ + 麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’
娥(예쁠 아) + 怡(기쁠 이) + 麟(기린 린)
雅怡潾雅 ‘elegant’ + 怡 ‘joyful’ + 潾 ‘clear water’
雅(맑을 아) + 怡(기쁠 이) + 潾(물 맑을 린)
雅怡璘雅 ‘elegant’ + 怡 ‘joyful’ + 璘 ‘the gleam of jade’
雅(맑을 아) + 怡(기쁠 이) + 璘(옥빛 린)
雅伊麟雅 ‘elegant’ + 伊 ‘that one (he/she)’ + 麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’
雅(맑을 아) + 伊(저 이) + 麟(기린 린)
娥怡潾娥 ‘beautiful’ + 怡 ‘joyful’ + 潾 ‘clear water’
娥(예쁠 아) + 怡(기쁠 이) + 潾(물 맑을 린)

Who it's given to

A-i-rin is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: A-i-rin. Say it like ah-ee-reen.

아ㅇ + ㅏ
이ㅇ + ㅣ
린ㄹ + ㅣ + ㄴ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.

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