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Yeong-gu영구
Yeong-gu brings together “flower” and “to seek.” Like your name, you are someone who always finds what you seek 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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 英求 | 英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 求 ‘to seek’ 英(꽃부리 영) + 求(구할 구) |
| 榮求 | 榮 ‘glory’ + 求 ‘to seek’ 榮(영화 영) + 求(구할 구) |
| 永求 | 永 ‘everlasting’ + 求 ‘to seek’ 永(길 영) + 求(구할 구) |
- Nature
- Strength
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Yeong-gu is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Yeong-gu. Say it like yung-goo.
영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ
구ㄱ + 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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