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Mi-yeon미연

Mi-yeon brings together “beautiful” and “graceful.” Like your name, you are someone who moves through life with grace and is beautiful inside and 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
美娟美 ‘beautiful’ + 娟 ‘graceful’
美(아름다울 미) + 娟(예쁠 연)
美姸美 ‘beautiful’ + 姸 ‘lovely’
美(아름다울 미) + 姸(고울 연)
美延美 ‘beautiful’ + 延 ‘to extend’
美(아름다울 미) + 延(늘일 연)
媄娟媄 ‘lovely’ + 娟 ‘graceful’
媄(빛 고울 미) + 娟(예쁠 연)
媄姸媄 ‘lovely’ + 姸 ‘lovely’
媄(빛 고울 미) + 姸(고울 연)
媄延媄 ‘lovely’ + 延 ‘to extend’
媄(빛 고울 미) + 延(늘일 연)

Who it's given to

Mi-yeon is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Mi-yeon. Say it like mee-yun.

미ㅁ + ㅣ
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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