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Yeon-u연우

Yeon-u brings together “to extend” and “universe.” Like your name, you are someone who dreams as big as the universe and enjoys a long and full 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
延宇延 ‘to extend’ + 宇 ‘universe’
延(늘일 연) + 宇(집 우)
延祐延 ‘to extend’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
延(늘일 연) + 祐(복 우)
淵宇淵 ‘deep pool’ + 宇 ‘universe’
淵(못 연) + 宇(집 우)
淵祐淵 ‘deep pool’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
淵(못 연) + 祐(복 우)
延佑延 ‘to extend’ + 佑 ‘to help’
延(늘일 연) + 佑(도울 우)
淵佑淵 ‘deep pool’ + 佑 ‘to help’
淵(못 연) + 佑(도울 우)

Who it's given to

Yeon-u is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yeon-u. Say it like yun-oo.

연ㅇ + ㅕ + ㄴ
우ㅇ + ㅜ

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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