Ihyeon 이현

Ihyeon is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 이현. 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 4,545 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Ihyeon, I-hyeon. They are all 이현.

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.

  • 이 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
  • 현 (starts with ㅎ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Ihyeon

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.

이101 characters can be used

  • 李plum오얏 리(이)
  • 理govern다스릴 리(이)
  • 而connects words말 이을 이
  • 以by means of써 이
  • 利sharp, keen날카로울 리(이)
  • 易easy쉬울 이
  • 離leave, separate떠날 리(이)
  • 已already이미 이

현45 characters can be used

  • 賢wise, virtuous어질 현
  • 炫bright밝을 현
  • 鉉pot handle솥귀 현
  • 玄black검을 현
  • 顯appear나타날 현
  • 現appear나타날 현
  • 見see뵈올 현
  • 懸hang달 현

Names sharing a syllable

Ihyeon 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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