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Bo-hyeon보현
Bo-hyeon brings together “treasure” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who is treasured by those around you and is wise and good.
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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 寶賢 | 寶 ‘treasure’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ 寶(보배 보) + 賢(어질 현) |
| 寶炫 | 寶 ‘treasure’ + 炫 ‘shining’ 寶(보배 보) + 炫(밝을 현) |
| 寶玄 | 寶 ‘treasure’ + 玄 ‘profound’ 寶(보배 보) + 玄(검을 현) |
| 普賢 | 普 ‘universal’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ 普(넓을 보) + 賢(어질 현) |
| 普炫 | 普 ‘universal’ + 炫 ‘shining’ 普(넓을 보) + 炫(밝을 현) |
| 普玄 | 普 ‘universal’ + 玄 ‘profound’ 普(넓을 보) + 玄(검을 현) |
- Fortune
- Wisdom
Who it's given to
Bo-hyeon is given to both girls and boys.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Bo-hyeon. Say it like boh-hyun.
보ㅂ + ㅗ
현ㅎ + ㅕ + 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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