Taeyeon: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Taeyeon – Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: TAY-yun


Taeyeon 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 Taeyeon

Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name).

A common claim: Often said to mean 'great virtue.' Actually: The source can't settle on the second syllable's character, so 'great virtue' overstates how fixed this meaning actually is.

How to Pronounce Taeyeon

Phonetic: TAY-yun   IPA: /teɪ.jʌn/

Popularity of Taeyeon

Taeyeon 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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