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Seong-nam성남
Seong-nam brings together “to accomplish” and “south.” Like your name, you are someone who achieves what you set out to do and is as warm as the southern wind.
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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 成南 | 成 ‘to accomplish’ + 南 ‘south’ 成(이룰 성) + 南(남녘 남) |
| 誠南 | 誠 ‘sincerity’ + 南 ‘south’ 誠(정성 성) + 南(남녘 남) |
| 星南 | 星 ‘star’ + 南 ‘south’ 星(별 성) + 南(남녘 남) |
- Ambition
- Nature
Who it's given to
Seong-nam is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Seong-nam. Say it like sung-nam.
성ㅅ + ㅓ + ㅇ
남ㄴ + ㅏ + ㅁ
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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