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Go-eun고은

Go-eun brings together “high” and “grace.” Like your name, you are someone who reaches high and is full of grace and kindness.

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
高恩高 ‘high’ + 恩 ‘grace; kindness’
高(높을 고) + 恩(은혜 은)
高銀高 ‘high’ + 銀 ‘silver’
高(높을 고) + 銀(은 은)
高殷高 ‘high’ + 殷 ‘thriving’
高(높을 고) + 殷(성할 은)

Who it's given to

Go-eun is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Go-eun. Say it like goh-eun.

고ㄱ + ㅗ
은ㅇ + ㅡ + ㄴ

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

Related names

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