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Dae-yeong대영

Dae-yeong brings together “great” and “flower.” Like your name, you are someone who grows into someone great 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
大英大 ‘great’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
大(큰 대) + 英(꽃부리 영)
大榮大 ‘great’ + 榮 ‘glory’
大(큰 대) + 榮(영화 영)
大永大 ‘great’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
大(큰 대) + 永(길 영)

Who it's given to

Dae-yeong is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Dae-yeong. Say it like deh-yung.

대ㄷ + ㅐ
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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