Young-hwan explained

Hangul:	영환
Hanja:	Examples include and Young: Hwan:
Mr:	Yŏnghwan
Rr:	Yeong-hwan

Young-hwan is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 39 hanja with the reading "young" and 21 hanja with the reading "hwan" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.^[1] It was the ninth-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 1950.^[2]

People with this name include:

• Min Young-hwan (1861–1905), Korean Empire government official and reformist
• Chung Yeong-hwan (born 1938), South Korean football player
• Park Young-hwan (born 1942), South Korean football player
• Cha Young-hwan (born 1990), South Korean football player

See also

• List of Korean given names

Notes and References

1. Web site: 인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court. South Korea. 2013-10-17.
2. Web site: 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?. babyname.co.kr. 2012-11-09.