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Myeong-hwan명환

Myeong-hwan brings together “bright” and “brilliant.” Like your name, you are someone who shines brilliantly and lives a bright and clear 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
明煥明 ‘bright’ + 煥 ‘brilliant’
明(밝을 명) + 煥(빛날 환)
明桓明 ‘bright’ + 桓 ‘steadfast’
明(밝을 명) + 桓(굳셀 환)
明歡明 ‘bright’ + 歡 ‘joy’
明(밝을 명) + 歡(기쁠 환)

Who it's given to

Myeong-hwan is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Myeong-hwan. Say it like myung-hwan.

명ㅁ + ㅕ + ㅇ
환ㅎ + ㅘ + 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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