Boyeong 보영

Boyeong name meaning: “treasure + long” (寶永)

Boyeong is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 보영. 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 2,610 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Boyeong, Bo-yeong. They are all 보영.

How to pronounce Boyeong

보영
Voice:

Say it as boh-yuhng (2 syllables). Korean doesn't stress one syllable the way English does, so give each beat roughly the same weight rather than saying BOH-yuhng.

  • The romanized "eo" is pronounced "uh", close to the vowel in "sun", not "ee-oh".
  • "o" is a pure, rounded "oh", without the "w" glide English adds in "go".
  • At the very start of the name, g, d, b and j are lighter than in English, halfway toward k, t, p and ch.

The recording is a synthesized standard Seoul voice; the respelling above is an English approximation of it. More on the rules: how to pronounce Korean names. To hear more spoken Korean, try Korean greetings with audio.

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.

  • 보 (starts with ㅂ)→Waterdepth, adaptability, quiet strength
  • 영 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Boyeong

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.

보30 characters can be used

  • 寶treasure보배 보
  • 報repay, report갚을 보
  • 補mend, patch기울 보
  • 保protect, keep; swaddling cloth; small castle지킬 보/포대기 보/작은 성 보
  • 普wide넓을 보
  • 步step, walk걸음 보
  • 甫big클 보
  • 輔assist, help; cheekbone도울 보/광대뼈 보

영87 characters can be used

  • 永long, recite길 영/읊을 영
  • 榮glory, flower영화 영/꽃 영
  • 英flower petal꽃부리 영
  • 令cause, order하여금 령(영)
  • 映shine비칠 영
  • 營manage경영할 영
  • 寧peaceful, stable편안할 녕(영)
  • 靈spirit신령 령(영)

Boyeong name FAQ

What does Boyeong mean in Korean?
A popular way to write Boyeong (보영) is 寶 (treasure) + 永 (long), giving the meaning "treasure + long". The meaning depends on the hanja the parents choose — 보영 can be written 2,610 different ways.
Is Boyeong a Korean name?
Yes. Boyeong is a Korean given name written 보영 in hangul, mostly given to girls.
How do you write Boyeong in Korean?
In hangul it is 보영; a common hanja spelling is 寶永. It is also romanized as Bo-yeong.
What element is the name Boyeong?
By its sounds, Boyeong carries Water + Earth in the Five Elements (Ohaeng) of Korean naming.

Names sharing a syllable

Boyeong 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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