Eun (Korean given name)
| Pronunciation | /ʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Un, En, Ehn, Enn, Unn |
Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is a single-syllable Korean given name and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.
People
[edit]People with the single-syllable given name Eun (Un) include:
- Yi Un (1897–1970), Joseon Dynasty prince
- Ko Un (born 1933), South Korean poet
- Lee Eun (born 1961), South Korean film director
- Eun Yang (born 1973), Korean American journalist
As a name element
[edit]The meaning of a Korean given name differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 30 hanja with the reading "eun"[1] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. The overwhelmingly popular hanja for given names is "恩(grace)" and "銀(silver)". There are 30 hanja with the reading "Eun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Especially, since the 1970s, a number of given names containing this "Eun" element have been popular for newborn girls in South Korea, including:
First syllable
[edit]- Masculine
- Unisex
- Feminine
- Eun-ah
- Eun-bi
- Eun-byul
- Eun-chae
- Eun-ha
- Eun-hee
- Eun-hye
- Eun-ji, 2nd place in 1980[2]
- Eun-jin
- Eun-ju, 6th place in 1970[2]
- Eun-jung, 3rd place in 1970, 6th place in 1980[2]
- Eun-kyung, 8th place in 1970[2]
- Eun-kyo
- Eun-mi
- Eun-seh
- Eun-seo, 10th place in 2011, 2013[3]
- Eun-sook
- Eun-sun
- Eun-young, 5th place in 1970, 8th place in 1980[2]
Second syllable
[edit]- Masculine
- Unisex
- Feminine
- Chae-eun
- Cho-eun
- Da-eun
- Ga-eun
- Go-eun
- Ha-eun, 7th place in 2008, 8th place in 2009 and 2011[4][5][6]
- Hae-eun
- Hee-eun
- Hye-eun
- Hyo-eun
- Ji-eun, 4th place in 1980, 2nd place in 1990[2]
- Jo-eun
- Ju-eun
- Kyo-eun
- Kyung-eun
- Mi-eun
- Na-eun
- Ra-eun
- Se-eun
- Seo-eun
- Si-eun
- So-eun
- Ye-eun, 6th place in 2008 and 9th place in 2009[5][6]
- Yeo-eun
- Yo-eun
- Young-eun
- Yu-eun
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"
- ^ a b c d e f "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ List of the most popular given names in South Korea
- ^ 2011년 인기 이름 리포트 (in Korean). Johnson's Baby Center. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
- ^ a b 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ^ a b "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 2010-01-20. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
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