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Jeong-yeon정연

Jeong-yeon brings together “upright” and “graceful.” Like your name, you are someone who moves through life with grace and lives honestly and uprightly.

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
正娟正 ‘upright’ + 娟 ‘graceful’
正(바를 정) + 娟(예쁠 연)
正姸正 ‘upright’ + 姸 ‘lovely’
正(바를 정) + 姸(고울 연)
貞娟貞 ‘steadfast’ + 娟 ‘graceful’
貞(곧을 정) + 娟(예쁠 연)
貞姸貞 ‘steadfast’ + 姸 ‘lovely’
貞(곧을 정) + 姸(고울 연)
正延正 ‘upright’ + 延 ‘to extend’
正(바를 정) + 延(늘일 연)
貞延貞 ‘steadfast’ + 延 ‘to extend’
貞(곧을 정) + 延(늘일 연)

Who it's given to

Jeong-yeon is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jeong-yeon. Say it like jung-yun.

정ㅈ + ㅓ + ㅇ
연ㅇ + ㅕ + ㄴ

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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