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Yeong-hui영희

Yeong-hui brings together “flower” and “bright and glorious.” Like your name, you are someone who blossoms and stands out, and who lives a bright and glorious 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
英熙英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 熙 ‘bright and glorious’
英(꽃부리 영) + 熙(빛날 희)
英喜英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 喜 ‘joy’
英(꽃부리 영) + 喜(기쁠 희)
英姬英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 姬 ‘princess; lady’
英(꽃부리 영) + 姬(계집 희)
榮熙榮 ‘glory’ + 熙 ‘bright and glorious’
榮(영화 영) + 熙(빛날 희)
榮喜榮 ‘glory’ + 喜 ‘joy’
榮(영화 영) + 喜(기쁠 희)
榮姬榮 ‘glory’ + 姬 ‘princess; lady’
榮(영화 영) + 姬(계집 희)

Who it's given to

Yeong-hui is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yeong-hui. Say it like yung-heui.

영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ
희ㅎ + ㅢ

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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