My Korean Life

Home › Korean names › Ga-rin (가린)

Ga-rin가린

Ga-rin brings together “beautiful” and “qilin (a mythical auspicious beast).” Like your name, you are someone who finds beauty in every day and is a bringer of good omens.

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
佳麟佳 ‘beautiful’ + 麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’
佳(아름다울 가) + 麟(기린 린)
佳潾佳 ‘beautiful’ + 潾 ‘clear water’
佳(아름다울 가) + 潾(물 맑을 린)
佳璘佳 ‘beautiful’ + 璘 ‘the gleam of jade’
佳(아름다울 가) + 璘(옥빛 린)
嘉麟嘉 ‘fine and praiseworthy’ + 麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’
嘉(아름다울 가) + 麟(기린 린)
嘉潾嘉 ‘fine and praiseworthy’ + 潾 ‘clear water’
嘉(아름다울 가) + 潾(물 맑을 린)
嘉璘嘉 ‘fine and praiseworthy’ + 璘 ‘the gleam of jade’
嘉(아름다울 가) + 璘(옥빛 린)

Who it's given to

Ga-rin is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ga-rin. Say it like gah-reen.

가ㄱ + ㅏ
린ㄹ + ㅣ + ㄴ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.

Related names

Ga-gyeong가경Ga-ram가람Ga-ryeong가령Ga-rim가림Ga-min가민Ga-bin가빈Ga-yeon가연Ga-yeong가영Ga-won가원Ga-yun가윤Ga-yul가율Ga-eun가은
Get your own Korean name →

Free. Uses a selfie and your birth year; nothing is stored.