Hye-young

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"Graceful" or "Respectful"
Scripts(How to write)
The original writing for this name is 혜영 in Hangul, the Korean alphabet.
惠英,
慧英(Korean Hanja)
혜영(Korean Hangul)
Popularity
Hye-young is primarily used in Korea and is not as well-known internationally.

cartoon of the name Hye-young
Cartoon of Hye-young

Hye-young Name meanings & History

"Graceful" or "Respectful". From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) meaning "benefit, to confer kindness" or 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 英 (young) meaning " petal, flower, leaf". Other hanja combinations are possible. Hye-young is a commonly used name for baby girls in Korea.

Zodiac Sign of Hye-young: Heart's Desire Capricorn,Hope Aquarius

Synonyms of Hye-young:

H: Hobnobbing,Heart's Desire,Hyper,Haggle,Hope

Y: Youth-giving,Yen/money,Yin/Yang

E: Enliven,Exaggerate,Environment,Enlighten,Expressive,Entertain

O: Obsolete,Organized,Obsessive,Ostentatious,Obstinate

U: Undermining,Universality,Unity,Understanding,Utopia

N: Neat,Nice,Nitpicking,Nutrition,Neurosis,Nervous,Nagging

G: Go-getter,Gregarious,Goof-off,Genuine

Hye-young is:

  • a Formal name
  • a Nerdy name
  • a Upper Class name

Famous People

Famous Korean women with the name Hye-young include the actress Hyeyeong Kim and literary critic Hye-Young Pyun.

Related Names to Hye-young

Other popular Korean girl's names include Ji-hye, Soo-jin, Eun-ji, and Hyun-joo

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