Yeju 예주

Yeju is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 예주. 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 5,304 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Yeju, Ye-ju. They are all 예주.

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.

  • 예 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
  • 주 (starts with ㅈ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement

Hanja used for Yeju

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.

예68 characters can be used

  • 藝skill, art재주 예
  • 叡bright밝을 예
  • 睿wisdom슬기 예
  • 兒young어릴 예
  • 豫미리미리 예
  • 禮etiquette예도 례(예)
  • 例rule, custom법식 례(예)
  • 禮etiquette예도 례(예)

주78 characters can be used

  • 周all around, complete두루 주
  • 主ruler, master, core임금 주/주인 주/심지 주
  • 珠gem, pearl구슬 주
  • 柱pillar, support기둥 주/버틸 주
  • 株tree stump그루 주
  • 宙house집 주
  • 調morning아침 주
  • 酒alcohol, liquor술 주

Names sharing a syllable

Yeju 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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