Global InformationEun information
| Pronunciation | /ʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Un, En, Ehn, Enn, Unn |
| Eun | |
| Hangul | 은 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 恩, 銀, 誾, 殷, 穏, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Eun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭn |
| IPA | [ɯn] |
Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.[1] As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 30 hanja with the reading "eun"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. The overwhelmingly popular hanja for given name is "恩(grace)" and "銀(silver)".
- ^ List of Korean given names
- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"