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I-so이소

I-so brings together “joyful” and “bright.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a joyful life and lives a bright and shining 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
怡昭怡 ‘joyful’ + 昭 ‘bright’
怡(기쁠 이) + 昭(밝을 소)
莉昭莉 ‘jasmine’ + 昭 ‘bright’
莉(말리 리) + 昭(밝을 소)
怡素怡 ‘joyful’ + 素 ‘simple and pure’
怡(기쁠 이) + 素(본디 소)
伊昭伊 ‘that one (he/she)’ + 昭 ‘bright’
伊(저 이) + 昭(밝을 소)
莉素莉 ‘jasmine’ + 素 ‘simple and pure’
莉(말리 리) + 素(본디 소)
伊素伊 ‘that one (he/she)’ + 素 ‘simple and pure’
伊(저 이) + 素(본디 소)

Who it's given to

I-so is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: I-so. Say it like ee-soh.

이ㅇ + ㅣ
소ㅅ + ㅗ

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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