Maeum 마음

Maeum is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 마음. 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 169 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Maeum, Ma-eum. They are all 마음.

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.

  • 마 (starts with ㅁ)→Waterdepth, adaptability, quiet strength
  • 음 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Maeum

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.

마13 characters can be used

  • 馬horse말 마
  • 魔devil마귀 마
  • 麻hemp삼 마
  • 磨grind갈 마
  • 摩rub문지를 마
  • 痲numb저릴 마
  • 麽small작을 마
  • 瑪agate마노 마

음13 characters can be used

  • 陰shade그늘 음
  • 音sound, shade소리 음/그늘 음
  • 飮drink마실 음
  • 淫lewd음란할 음
  • 吟recite읊을 음
  • 蔭shade그늘 음
  • 韾harmonize화할 음
  • 愔quiet조용할 음

Names sharing a syllable

Maeum 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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