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Gap-sun갑순
Gap-sun brings together “first” and “gentle.” Like your name, you are someone who is first among many and finds life gentle and smooth.
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 |
|---|---|
| 甲順 | 甲 ‘first; armor’ + 順 ‘gentle’ 甲(갑옷 갑) + 順(순할 순) |
| 甲純 | 甲 ‘first; armor’ + 純 ‘pure’ 甲(갑옷 갑) + 純(순수할 순) |
| 甲淳 | 甲 ‘first; armor’ + 淳 ‘honest and simple’ 甲(갑옷 갑) + 淳(순박할 순) |
- Ambition
- Kindness
Who it's given to
Gap-sun is mostly a girl's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Gap-sun. Say it like gap-soon.
갑ㄱ + ㅏ + ㅂ
순ㅅ + ㅜ + ㄴ
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