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Seon-yeong선영

Seon-yeong brings together “good and kind” and “flower.” Like your name, you are someone who keeps a kind and good heart, and who 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
善英善 ‘good and kind’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
善(착할 선) + 英(꽃부리 영)
善榮善 ‘good and kind’ + 榮 ‘glory’
善(착할 선) + 榮(영화 영)
善永善 ‘good and kind’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
善(착할 선) + 永(길 영)
仙英仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
仙(신선 선) + 英(꽃부리 영)
仙榮仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ + 榮 ‘glory’
仙(신선 선) + 榮(영화 영)
仙永仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
仙(신선 선) + 永(길 영)

Who it's given to

Seon-yeong is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seon-yeong. Say it like sun-yung.

선ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄴ
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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