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I-gyeom이겸

I-gyeom brings together “joyful” and “humble.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a joyful life and carries yourself with quiet humility.

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
怡謙怡 ‘joyful’ + 謙 ‘humble’
怡(기쁠 이) + 謙(겸손할 겸)
理謙理 ‘reason and order’ + 謙 ‘humble’
理(다스릴 리) + 謙(겸손할 겸)
莉謙莉 ‘jasmine’ + 謙 ‘humble’
莉(말리 리) + 謙(겸손할 겸)

Who it's given to

I-gyeom is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: I-gyeom. Say it like ee-gyum.

이ㅇ + ㅣ
겸ㄱ + ㅕ + 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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