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I-dam이담
I-dam brings together “joyful” and “deep pond.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a joyful life 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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 怡潭 | 怡 ‘joyful’ + 潭 ‘deep pond’ 怡(기쁠 이) + 潭(못 담) |
| 怡淡 | 怡 ‘joyful’ + 淡 ‘clear and calm’ 怡(기쁠 이) + 淡(맑을 담) |
| 理潭 | 理 ‘reason and order’ + 潭 ‘deep pond’ 理(다스릴 리) + 潭(못 담) |
| 理淡 | 理 ‘reason and order’ + 淡 ‘clear and calm’ 理(다스릴 리) + 淡(맑을 담) |
| 莉潭 | 莉 ‘jasmine’ + 潭 ‘deep pond’ 莉(말리 리) + 潭(못 담) |
| 莉淡 | 莉 ‘jasmine’ + 淡 ‘clear and calm’ 莉(말리 리) + 淡(맑을 담) |
- Joy
- Nature
Who it's given to
I-dam is given to both girls and boys.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: I-dam. Say it like ee-dam.
이ㅇ + ㅣ
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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