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Yeon-seo연서

Yeon-seo brings together “graceful” and “auspicious omen.” Like your name, you are someone who moves through life with grace and is followed by good fortune.

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
娟瑞娟 ‘graceful’ + 瑞 ‘auspicious omen’
娟(예쁠 연) + 瑞(상서 서)
姸瑞姸 ‘lovely’ + 瑞 ‘auspicious omen’
姸(고울 연) + 瑞(상서 서)
娟序娟 ‘graceful’ + 序 ‘order’
娟(예쁠 연) + 序(차례 서)
娟書娟 ‘graceful’ + 書 ‘writing; books’
娟(예쁠 연) + 書(글 서)
姸序姸 ‘lovely’ + 序 ‘order’
姸(고울 연) + 序(차례 서)
姸書姸 ‘lovely’ + 書 ‘writing; books’
姸(고울 연) + 書(글 서)

Who it's given to

Yeon-seo is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yeon-seo. Say it like yun-suh.

연ㅇ + ㅕ + ㄴ
서ㅅ + ㅓ

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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