Tae-yeon is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
| Tae-yeon | |
| Hangul | 태연 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Tae-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'aeyŏn |
Hanja
editThere are 20 hanja with the reading "tae" 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] Some ways of writing this name in hanja include:
- 兌姸 (바꿀 태, 고울 연), with hanja meaning "change" and "beautiful"/"kind-hearted"
- 泰妍 (클 태, 고울 연), with hanja meaning "great" and "beautiful"/"kind-hearted"
- 泰連 (클 태, 거만할 연), with hanja meaning "great" and "proud"
- 泰延 (클 태, 늘일 연), with hanja meaning "great" and "lengthen"
Some ways of writing the name use hanja for "yeon" that are not on the South Korean government's list of name hanja:
People
editPeople with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Won Tae-yeon (born 1971), South Korean male film director
- Kim Tae-yeon (actress) (born 1976), South Korean actress
- Kim Tae-yeon (born 1989), South Korean female singer, member of girl group Girls' Generation
- Sportspeople
- Ha Tae-yeon (born 1976), South Korean male wrestler
- Jin Taiyan (born 1989), Chinese male footballer of Korean descent
- Kim Tae-yeon (footballer) (born 1988), South Korean male footballer
- Others
- Kim Tae-yeon (painter) (born 1986), South Korean female painter
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Kim Tae-yeon, female character in 2005 South Korean film Cello
- Min Tae-yeon, male character in 2011 South Korean television series Vampire Prosecutor
See also
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