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Hyeon-i현이

Hyeon-i brings together “wise and virtuous” and “joyful.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a joyful life and is wise and good.

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
賢怡賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 怡 ‘joyful’
賢(어질 현) + 怡(기쁠 이)
炫怡炫 ‘shining’ + 怡 ‘joyful’
炫(밝을 현) + 怡(기쁠 이)
賢伊賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 伊 ‘that one (he/she)’
賢(어질 현) + 伊(저 이)
炫伊炫 ‘shining’ + 伊 ‘that one (he/she)’
炫(밝을 현) + 伊(저 이)
玄怡玄 ‘profound’ + 怡 ‘joyful’
玄(검을 현) + 怡(기쁠 이)
玄伊玄 ‘profound’ + 伊 ‘that one (he/she)’
玄(검을 현) + 伊(저 이)

Who it's given to

Hyeon-i is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Hyeon-i. Say it like hyun-ee.

현ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄴ
이ㅇ + ㅣ

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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