Mi-yeon
| Mi-yeon | |
| Hangul | 미연 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 美妍, 美衍, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Mi-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Miyŏn |
Mi-yeon, also spelled Mi-youn or Mi-yeun, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Hanja
There are 33 hanja with the reading "mi" and 39 hanja with the reading "yeon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Ways of writing this name in hanja include:
- 美妍 (아름다울 미 areumdaul mi, 고울 연 goul yeon): "beautiful and kind-hearted"
- 美衍 (아름다울 미 areumdaul mi, 넓을 연 neolbeul yeon): "overflowing with beauty"
People
People with this name include:
- Serra Miyeun Hwang (born 1962), South Korean-born American composer
- Lee Mi-yeon (born 1971), South Korean actress
- Kim Mi-yeon (born 1979), South Korean curler
- Kan Mi-youn (born 1982), South Korean singer, lead singer of Baby V.O.X
- Serri (singer) (born Park Mi-yeon, 1990), South Korean singer, member of Dal Shabet
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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