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U-yeong우영

U-yeong brings together “universe” and “flower.” Like your name, you are someone who dreams as big as the universe and 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
宇英宇 ‘universe’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
宇(집 우) + 英(꽃부리 영)
宇榮宇 ‘universe’ + 榮 ‘glory’
宇(집 우) + 榮(영화 영)
宇永宇 ‘universe’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
宇(집 우) + 永(길 영)
祐英祐 ‘blessing’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
祐(복 우) + 英(꽃부리 영)
祐榮祐 ‘blessing’ + 榮 ‘glory’
祐(복 우) + 榮(영화 영)
祐永祐 ‘blessing’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
祐(복 우) + 永(길 영)

Who it's given to

U-yeong is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: U-yeong. Say it like oo-yung.

우ㅇ + ㅜ
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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