At a Glance: Name: Nayeon – Origin: Korean (Sino-Korean given name, hanja not fixed) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: nah-YUN
Nayeon is a Korean (Sino-Korean given name, hanja not fixed) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.
Meaning & Origin of Nayeon
Origin: Korean (Sino-Korean given name, hanja not fixed).
A common claim: Popularly glossed as 'graceful and tender' (sometimes tied to TWICE member Nayeon). Actually: 那 means 'that' and 燃 means 'burn' — not 'graceful and tender.' This looks like an invented etymology rather than a documented one.
How to Pronounce Nayeon
Phonetic: nah-YUN IPA: /nɑːjʌn/
Popularity of Nayeon
Nayeon 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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