Koeun: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Koeun – Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: koh-OON


Koeun is a Korean (hanja-based given name) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Koeun

Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name).

A common claim: Often glossed as 'pure grace' (高恩), a reading sometimes associated with actress Kim Go-eun. Actually: There's no reliable evidence that this specific hanja reading is correct. The same Hangul spelling can be written with different hanja depending on the person.

How to Pronounce Koeun

Phonetic: koh-OON   IPA: /koʊˈuːn/

Popularity of Koeun

Koeun 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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