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Bo-yeong보영

Bo-yeong brings together “treasure” and “flower.” Like your name, you are someone who is treasured by those around you and blossoms and stands out.

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
寶英寶 ‘treasure’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
寶(보배 보) + 英(꽃부리 영)
寶榮寶 ‘treasure’ + 榮 ‘glory’
寶(보배 보) + 榮(영화 영)
寶永寶 ‘treasure’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
寶(보배 보) + 永(길 영)
普英普 ‘universal’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
普(넓을 보) + 英(꽃부리 영)
普榮普 ‘universal’ + 榮 ‘glory’
普(넓을 보) + 榮(영화 영)
普永普 ‘universal’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
普(넓을 보) + 永(길 영)

Who it's given to

Bo-yeong is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Bo-yeong. Say it like boh-yung.

보ㅂ + ㅗ
영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ

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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