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Given Name YE-EUN
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Korean
OTHER SCRIPTS: 예은
PRONOUNCED: ye-uwn
CONTRIBUTOR: Kate on 1/13/2016
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 譽 "fame, reputation; praise" and 恩
"kindness, mercy, charity". A famous bearer is South Korean
singer Park Ye-eun (1989-), also known as Yenny and
HA:TFELT.
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Given Name YE-JI
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Korean
OTHER SCRIPTS: 예지
PRONOUNCED: ye-jee
OTHER FORMS: Yea-ji
CONTRIBUTOR: Kate on 1/17/2016
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 睿 "shrewd, astute, clever, keen" and 知
"know, perceive, comprehend".
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Given Name YE-JIN
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Korean
OTHER SCRIPTS: 예진
PRONOUNCED: ye-jeen
CONTRIBUTOR: anonymous on 12/24/2006
LAST EDITOR: Kate on 1/11/2016 [revision history]
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" ( ye ) and 珍
"precious, valuable, rare" or 眞 "real, actual, true,
genuine" ( jin). The first syllable can also come from 예수님
( Yesu-nim ), the Korean name for Jesus , for meanings like
"truth of Jesus".
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Given Name YE-NA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Korean
OTHER SCRIPTS: 예나
PRONOUNCED: ye-nah
CONTRIBUTOR: anonymous on 10/13/2008
LAST EDITOR: Kate on 1/11/2016 [revision history]
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 娜 "elegant,
graceful, delicate".
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Given Name YEO-JIN
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Korean
OTHER SCRIPTS: 여진
PRONOUNCED: yu-jeen
CONTRIBUTOR: AustraLiana on 1/3/2015
LAST EDITOR: Kate on 1/12/2016 [revision history]
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 麗 "beautiful, magnificent, elegant" and 珍
"precious, valuable, rare". A famous bearer is Australian
fashion designer Yeojin Bae.
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Given Name YEON-A
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Korean
OTHER SCRIPTS: 연아
PRONOUNCED: yun-ah
OTHER FORMS: Yun-a
CONTRIBUTOR: anonymous on 9/7/2008
LAST EDITOR: Kate on 1/10/2016 [revision history]
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 妍 "beautiful" ( yeon) and 兒 "child" or 雅
"elegant, graceful, refined" ( a).
Not to be confused with Yun-a (윤아).
A famous bearer is figure skater Kim Yuna.
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Given Name YEONG-BAE
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Korean
OTHER SCRIPTS: 영배
PRONOUNCED: yung-bay
OTHER FORMS: Young-bae
CONTRIBUTOR: Kate on 1/14/2016
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" and
培 "bank up with dirt; cultivate".
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Given Name YEONG-HYEON
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Korean
OTHER SCRIPTS: 영현
PRONOUNCED: yung-hyun
OTHER FORMS: Young-hyun
CONTRIBUTOR: Kate on 1/16/2016
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" and
晛 "sunlight".
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Given Name YEONG-JAE
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Korean
OTHER SCRIPTS: 영재
PRONOUNCED: yung-jay
OTHER FORMS: Young-jae
CONTRIBUTOR: Kate on 1/16/2016
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" and 宰
