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Ho-yeon호연

Ho-yeon brings together “vast” and “to extend.” Like your name, you are someone who dreams vast dreams 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:

HanjaMeaning
浩延浩 ‘vast’ + 延 ‘to extend’
浩(넓을 호) + 延(늘일 연)
浩淵浩 ‘vast’ + 淵 ‘deep pool’
浩(넓을 호) + 淵(못 연)
昊延昊 ‘sky’ + 延 ‘to extend’
昊(하늘 호) + 延(늘일 연)
昊淵昊 ‘sky’ + 淵 ‘deep pool’
昊(하늘 호) + 淵(못 연)
晧延晧 ‘bright’ + 延 ‘to extend’
晧(밝을 호) + 延(늘일 연)
晧淵晧 ‘bright’ + 淵 ‘deep pool’
晧(밝을 호) + 淵(못 연)

Who it's given to

Ho-yeon is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ho-yeon. Say it like hoh-yun.

호ㅎ + ㅗ
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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