Eon (Korean given name)
Pronunciation | /ʌn/ |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Korean |
Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | On, Un, Ohn, Uhn |
Eon | |
Hangul | 언 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | eon |
McCune–Reischauer | ŏn |
IPA | [ʌn] |
Eon, also spelled On, or Un, Ohn, Uhn 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 14 Hanja with the reading "eon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[2]
People with this name include:
- Lee Un-ju (born 1972), South Korean lawyer and politician
- Kim Eon (born 1973), South Korean poet
- Lee Si-eon (born Lee Bo-yeon, 1982), South Korean actor
- Hwang Seung-eon (born 1988), South Korean actress
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