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Yeong-hun영훈

Yeong-hun brings together “flower” and “merit.” Like your name, you are someone who achieves great things 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
英勳英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 勳 ‘merit’
英(꽃부리 영) + 勳(공 훈)
榮勳榮 ‘glory’ + 勳 ‘merit’
榮(영화 영) + 勳(공 훈)
永勳永 ‘everlasting’ + 勳 ‘merit’
永(길 영) + 勳(공 훈)
英薰英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 薰 ‘fragrance’
英(꽃부리 영) + 薰(향풀 훈)
英訓英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 訓 ‘teaching’
英(꽃부리 영) + 訓(가르칠 훈)
榮薰榮 ‘glory’ + 薰 ‘fragrance’
榮(영화 영) + 薰(향풀 훈)

Who it's given to

Yeong-hun is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yeong-hun. Say it like yung-hoon.

영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ
훈ㅎ + ㅜ + ㄴ

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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