Boeun 보은

Boeun is a Korean given name, used for any gender. In hangul it is written 보은. 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 990 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Boeun, Bo-eun. They are all 보은.

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 )Waterdepth, adaptability, quiet strength
  • (starts with )Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Boeun

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.

30 characters can be used

  • treasure보배 보
  • repay, report갚을 보
  • mend, patch기울 보
  • protect, keep; swaddling cloth; small castle지킬 보/포대기 보/작은 성 보
  • wide넓을 보
  • step, walk걸음 보
  • big클 보
  • assist, help; cheekbone도울 보/광대뼈 보

33 characters can be used

  • grace, favor은혜 은
  • silver은 은
  • flourish, Yin dynasty성할 은/은나라 은
  • distressed괴로워할 은
  • hide숨을 은
  • gentle온화할 은
  • boundary지경 은
  • smile웃을 은

Names sharing a syllable

Boeun 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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