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I-yeong이영

I-yeong brings together “joyful” and “flower.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a joyful life and blossoms and stands out.

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
怡英怡 ‘joyful’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
怡(기쁠 이) + 英(꽃부리 영)
怡榮怡 ‘joyful’ + 榮 ‘glory’
怡(기쁠 이) + 榮(영화 영)
怡永怡 ‘joyful’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
怡(기쁠 이) + 永(길 영)
莉英莉 ‘jasmine’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
莉(말리 리) + 英(꽃부리 영)
莉榮莉 ‘jasmine’ + 榮 ‘glory’
莉(말리 리) + 榮(영화 영)
莉永莉 ‘jasmine’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
莉(말리 리) + 永(길 영)

Who it's given to

I-yeong is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: I-yeong. Say it like ee-yung.

이ㅇ + ㅣ
영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ

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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