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Yeong-mi영미

Yeong-mi brings together “flower” and “beautiful.” Like your name, you are someone who blossoms and stands out, and who is beautiful inside and 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
英美英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 美 ‘beautiful’
英(꽃부리 영) + 美(아름다울 미)
榮美榮 ‘glory’ + 美 ‘beautiful’
榮(영화 영) + 美(아름다울 미)
永美永 ‘everlasting’ + 美 ‘beautiful’
永(길 영) + 美(아름다울 미)
英媄英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 媄 ‘lovely’
英(꽃부리 영) + 媄(빛 고울 미)
榮媄榮 ‘glory’ + 媄 ‘lovely’
榮(영화 영) + 媄(빛 고울 미)
永媄永 ‘everlasting’ + 媄 ‘lovely’
永(길 영) + 媄(빛 고울 미)

Who it's given to

Yeong-mi is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yeong-mi. Say it like yung-mee.

영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ
미ㅁ + ㅣ

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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