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Yeon (Korean given name)

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Yeon
Pronunciation/jʌn/
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingYon, Yun
Yeon
Hangul
Hanja
, , , , , and others
Revised RomanizationYeon
McCune–ReischauerYŏn
IPA[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

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First syllable

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Second syllable

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See also

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