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Yu-yeon유연

Yu-yeon brings together “abundant” and “graceful.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a life of abundance and moves through life with grace.

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
裕娟裕 ‘abundant’ + 娟 ‘graceful’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 娟(예쁠 연)
裕姸裕 ‘abundant’ + 姸 ‘lovely’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 姸(고울 연)
裕延裕 ‘abundant’ + 延 ‘to extend’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 延(늘일 연)
柔娟柔 ‘gentle’ + 娟 ‘graceful’
柔(부드러울 유) + 娟(예쁠 연)
柔姸柔 ‘gentle’ + 姸 ‘lovely’
柔(부드러울 유) + 姸(고울 연)
侑娟侑 ‘to help’ + 娟 ‘graceful’
侑(도울 유) + 娟(예쁠 연)

Who it's given to

Yu-yeon is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yu-yeon. Say it like yoo-yun.

유ㅇ + ㅠ
연ㅇ + 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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