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Ye-eun (name)

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Ye-eun
Pronunciation/jɛ.ʊn/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingYe-un
Ye-eun
Hangul
예은
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationYe-eun
McCune–ReischauerYeŭn
IPA[jɛɯn]

Ye-eun, also spelled Ye-un, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 55 hanja with the reading "ye"[1] and 30 hanja with the reading "eun"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the sixth most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 2008, and ranked ninth in 2009.[3][4]

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People with this name include:

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References

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  1. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "예"
  2. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"
  3. ^ Lee Jin-hee (January 28, 2009). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Ryu In-ha (January 20, 2010). "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. Retrieved July 23, 2016.