Younghoon 영훈

Younghoon is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 영훈. 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 1,740 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Younghoon, Young-hoon. They are all 영훈.

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.

  • (starts with )Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
  • (starts with )Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Younghoon

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.

87 characters can be used

  • long, recite길 영/읊을 영
  • glory, flower영화 영/꽃 영
  • flower petal꽃부리 영
  • cause, order하여금 령(영)
  • shine비칠 영
  • manage경영할 영
  • peaceful, stable편안할 녕(영)
  • spirit신령 령(영)

20 characters can be used

  • merit공 훈
  • teach가르칠 훈
  • fragrant herb향초 훈
  • clay wind instrument질나발 훈
  • merit공 훈
  • flame불길 훈
  • group, crowd무리 훈
  • merit공 훈

Names sharing a syllable

Younghoon 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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