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Yu-hyeon유현

Yu-hyeon brings together “abundant” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a life of abundance and is wise and good.

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
裕賢裕 ‘abundant’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 賢(어질 현)
裕炫裕 ‘abundant’ + 炫 ‘shining’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 炫(밝을 현)
裕玄裕 ‘abundant’ + 玄 ‘profound’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 玄(검을 현)
侑賢侑 ‘to help’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
侑(도울 유) + 賢(어질 현)
侑炫侑 ‘to help’ + 炫 ‘shining’
侑(도울 유) + 炫(밝을 현)
侑玄侑 ‘to help’ + 玄 ‘profound’
侑(도울 유) + 玄(검을 현)

Who it's given to

Yu-hyeon is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yu-hyeon. Say it like yoo-hyun.

유ㅇ + ㅠ
현ㅎ + ㅕ + 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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