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Dong-yeon동연
Dong-yeon brings together “east” and “to extend.” Like your name, you are someone who rises bright like the morning sun in the east and enjoys a long and full life.
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 |
|---|---|
| 東延 | 東 ‘east’ + 延 ‘to extend’ 東(동녘 동) + 延(늘일 연) |
| 東淵 | 東 ‘east’ + 淵 ‘deep pool’ 東(동녘 동) + 淵(못 연) |
| 棟延 | 棟 ‘pillar of a house; ridgepole’ + 延 ‘to extend’ 棟(마룻대 동) + 延(늘일 연) |
| 棟淵 | 棟 ‘pillar of a house; ridgepole’ + 淵 ‘deep pool’ 棟(마룻대 동) + 淵(못 연) |
| 東娟 | 東 ‘east’ + 娟 ‘graceful’ 東(동녘 동) + 娟(예쁠 연) |
| 棟娟 | 棟 ‘pillar of a house; ridgepole’ + 娟 ‘graceful’ 棟(마룻대 동) + 娟(예쁠 연) |
- Light
- Nature
- Joy
Who it's given to
Dong-yeon is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Dong-yeon. Say it like dong-yun.
동ㄷ + ㅗ + ㅇ
연ㅇ + 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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