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Yeong-gyu영규

Yeong-gyu brings together “flower” and “a bright star.” Like your name, you are someone who shines like a bright star 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
英奎英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
英(꽃부리 영) + 奎(별 규)
榮奎榮 ‘glory’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
榮(영화 영) + 奎(별 규)
永奎永 ‘everlasting’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
永(길 영) + 奎(별 규)
英圭英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
英(꽃부리 영) + 圭(서옥 규)
榮圭榮 ‘glory’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
榮(영화 영) + 圭(서옥 규)
永圭永 ‘everlasting’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
永(길 영) + 圭(서옥 규)

Who it's given to

Yeong-gyu is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yeong-gyu. Say it like yung-gyoo.

영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ
규ㄱ + ㅠ

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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