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In-gyu인규

In-gyu brings together “benevolent” and “a bright star.” Like your name, you are someone who is kind to everyone and shines like a bright star.

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
仁奎仁 ‘benevolent’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
仁(어질 인) + 奎(별 규)
麟奎麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
麟(기린 린) + 奎(별 규)
仁圭仁 ‘benevolent’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
仁(어질 인) + 圭(서옥 규)
寅奎寅 ‘tiger’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
寅(범 인) + 奎(별 규)
麟圭麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
麟(기린 린) + 圭(서옥 규)
寅圭寅 ‘tiger’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
寅(범 인) + 圭(서옥 규)

Who it's given to

In-gyu is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: In-gyu. Say it like een-gyoo.

인ㅇ + ㅣ + ㄴ
규ㄱ + ㅠ

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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