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Bok-nyeo복녀

Bok-nyeo brings together “good fortune” and “girl.” Like your name, you are someone who is blessed with good fortune and is a cherished daughter.

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
福女福 ‘good fortune’ + 女 ‘girl’
福(복 복) + 女(계집 녀)

Who it's given to

Bok-nyeo is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Bok-nyeo. Say it like bok-nyuh.

복ㅂ + ㅗ + ㄱ
녀ㄴ + ㅕ

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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