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Hong-seop홍섭
Hong-seop brings together “vast” and “to harmonize.” Like your name, you are someone who brings harmony wherever you go and has a vast and generous heart.
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 |
|---|---|
| 洪燮 | 洪 ‘vast’ + 燮 ‘to harmonize’ 洪(넓을 홍) + 燮(불꽃 섭) |
| 弘燮 | 弘 ‘great’ + 燮 ‘to harmonize’ 弘(클 홍) + 燮(불꽃 섭) |
- Kindness
- Ambition
- Harmony
Who it's given to
Hong-seop is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Hong-seop. Say it like hong-sup.
홍ㅎ + ㅗ + ㅇ
섭ㅅ + ㅓ + ㅂ
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