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Hae-dam해담

Hae-dam brings together “sea” and “deep pond.” Like your name, you are someone who has a heart as wide as the sea and has a depth of heart like a still pond.

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
海潭海 ‘sea’ + 潭 ‘deep pond’
海(바다 해) + 潭(못 담)
海淡海 ‘sea’ + 淡 ‘clear and calm’
海(바다 해) + 淡(맑을 담)

Who it's given to

Hae-dam is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Hae-dam. Say it like heh-dam.

해ㅎ + ㅐ
담ㄷ + ㅏ + ㅁ

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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