Arang: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Arang – Origin: Korean (native word) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: AH-rahng


Arang is a Korean (native word) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Arang

Origin: Korean (native word).

A common claim: Arang is said to be a native Korean word meaning 'wild lily' or evoking natural beauty (also the name of a Korean folk-tale heroine). Actually: No dictionary source confirms 'wild lily' as a literal meaning of Arang; this reads as a listicle gloss rather than an attested definition.

How to Pronounce Arang

Phonetic: AH-rahng   IPA: /ɑːˈrɑːŋ/

Popularity of Arang

Arang doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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