Cheon: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cheon – Meaning: Korean surname; hanja 天 'heaven, sky' or 千 'thousand' – Origin: Korean – Pronunciation: CHUN


Cheon is a Korean name meaning “Korean surname; hanja 天 'heaven, sky' or 千 'thousand'”.

Meaning & Origin of Cheon

Meaning: Korean surname; hanja 天 'heaven, sky' or 千 'thousand'.

Origin: Korean.

How to Pronounce Cheon

Phonetic: CHUN   IPA: /tʃʌn/

Popularity of Cheon

Cheon 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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