Yeseul 예슬

Yeseul is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 예슬. 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 476 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Yeseul, Ye-seul. They are all 예슬.

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
  • 슬 (starts with ㅅ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement

Hanja used for Yeseul

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)

슬7 characters can be used

  • 瑟large zither큰 거문고 슬
  • 璱beautiful jade pattern옥 무늬 고운 모양 슬
  • 膝knee무릎 슬
  • 蝨louse이 슬
  • 㻭blue jade bead푸른 옥구슬 슬
  • 虱louse이 슬
  • 𩇣reddish blue color붉으면서도 푸른색 슬

Names sharing a syllable

Yeseul 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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