Yeon (Korean given name) explained

Yeon
Meaning:	Different depending on Hanja
Origin:	Korean
Alternative Spelling:	Yon, Yun

Hangul:	연
Hanja:	,,,,, and others
Mr:	Yŏn
Rr:	Yeon
Koreanipa:	[jʌn]

Yeon, also spelled Yon, or Yun is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in two-syllable Korean given names.^[1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 56 hanja with the reading "yeon"^[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

As a name element

First syllable

• Yeon-hee
• Yeon-seok
• Yeon-woo
• Yeon-ah
• Yeon-jun

Second syllable

• Bo-yeon
• Chae-yeon
• Do-yeon
• Ho-Yeon
• Ji-yeon, 7th place in 1980.^[3]
• Ju-yeon
• Mi-yeon
• Se-yeon
• Seo-yeon, 1st place in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013. 2nd place in 2015. 3rd place in 2017.^[4]
• Seung-yeon
• Si-yeon
• So-yeon
• Soo-yeon
• Tae-yeon
• Na-yeon

See also

• List of Korean given names

Notes and References

1. [List of Korean given names]
2. https://hanja.dict.naver.com/category/name?q=%EC%97%B0&idx=7 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "연"
3. [List of the most popular given names in South Korea]
4. [List of the most popular given names in South Korea]