Arin 아린

Arin is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 아린. Like most Korean names it can also be written in hanja, and the characters chosen decide what it means — the same sound can be written 1,260 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Arin, A-rin. They are all 아린.

Five Elements (Ohaeng)

In Korean naming tradition each syllable carries an element, decided by the consonant it starts with. This is what a name sounds like in terms of energy.

  • (starts with )Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
  • (starts with )Firebrightness, passion, visibility

Hanja used for Arin

These are hanja characters legally registrable for each syllable, with their dictionary meanings. A parent picks one character per syllable, and that combination becomes the written meaning of the name.

42 characters can be used

  • I, me나 아
  • clear, correct맑을 아/바를 아
  • pretty예쁠 아
  • child아이 아
  • second, next버금 아
  • hill언덕 아
  • beautiful아름다울 아
  • molar, government office어금니 아/관아 아

30 characters can be used

  • clear, pure맑을 린(인)
  • qilin기린 린(인)
  • will-o'-the-wisp도깨비불 린(인)
  • neighbor이웃 린(인)
  • jade light옥빛 린(인)
  • will-o'-the-wisp도깨비불 린(인)
  • frugal, stingy아낄 린(인)
  • trample짓밟을 린(인)

Names sharing a syllable

Arin belongs to someone else. Yours is drawn from your own birth chart — the four pillars of your birth date and hour decide which elements your name should carry.

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