Eun-young, also spelled Eun-yeong is a Korean feminine given name.[1] The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 26 hanja with the reading "eun" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in personal names.[2] It was the eighth-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1980.[3]

Eun-young
Hangul
은영
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationEun-yeong
McCune–ReischauerŬnyŏng
IPA[ɯnjʌŋ]

People with this name include:

Sportspeople

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Entertainers

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Other

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Fictional characters

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  • Eun-yeong, lead character of the 2008 South Korean film Beautiful
  • Ahn Eun-young, titular character of the 2020 South Korean drama School Nurse Ahn Eun-young
  • Eun-yeoung Baek, secondary main character of the manhwa No Home

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "은영, 이름검색". Erumy Naming Service. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  2. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.