Hwan is a rare
Korean family name
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order.
The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (Korean name), Kim (), followed by Lee (Korean name), Lee () and Park (Korean surname), Park (). These three sur ...
, as well as an element in
Korean given name
Korean names are names that place their origin in, or are used in, Korea. A Korean name in the modern era typically consists of a surname followed by a given name, with no middle names. A number of Korean terms for names exist. For full names, ...
s. Its meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period.
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used to write it.
Family name
As a family name, Hwan is written with only one hanja, the
Sino-Korean name of the ''
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''Sapindus mukorossi'', commonly known as Indian soapberry, washnut, ritha or Chinese soapberry, is a species of tree in the family Sapindaceae. It is a deciduous tree that grows in the lower foothills and midhills of the Himalayas at altitudes ...
'' tree (; 굳셀 환 ). The 2000 South Korean census found 157 people with this family name.
People with this family name include:
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Thomas Hwan, South Korean actor based in Denmark
Given name
Hanja
There are 21 hanja with the reading "hwan" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are:
# (기쁠 환 ): "happiness"
# (근심 환 ): "anxiety"
# (둥글 환 ): "round"
# (바꿀 환 ): "to change"
# (고리 환 ): "ring"
# (돌아올 환 ): "to return"
# (부를 환 ): "to summon"
# (빛날 환 ): "to shine"
# (흩어질 환 ): "to be scattered"
# (불꽃 환 ): "blaze"
# (환할 환 ): "bright"
# (헛보일 환 ): "illusion"
# (굳셀 환 ): ''
Sapindus mukorossi
''Sapindus mukorossi'', commonly known as Indian soapberry, washnut, ritha or Chinese soapberry, is a species of tree in the family Sapindaceae. It is a deciduous tree that grows in the lower foothills and midhills of the Himalayas at altitudes ...
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# (고리 환 ): "ring"
# (기뻐할 환 ): "to rejoice"
# (벼슬 환 ): "government officials"
# (흰 비단 환 ): "white silk"
# (환어 환 ): a kind of fish
#*(홀아버지 환 ): "bachelor"
# (두를 환 ): "to wrap around"
# (환할 환 )
# (세차게 흐를 환 ): "to flow violently"
As name element
One name containing this element,
Young-hwan, was the 9th-most popular name for newborn South Korean boys in 1950.
Other names containing this element include:
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Ji-hwan
Ji-hwan, also spelled Chi-hwan, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading " ji" and 21 hanja with the reading " hwan" on the South Korean go ...
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Jin-hwan
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Joo-hwan
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Jung-hwan
Jung-hwan, also spelled Jeong-hwan or Jong-hwan, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading "jung" and 21 hanja with the reading " hwan" on ...
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Kwang-hwan
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Kyung-hwan
Kyung-hwan, also spelled Kyoung-hwan or Kyung-hwan, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading " kyung" and 21 hanja with the reading " hwan ...
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Myung-hwan
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Seung-hwan
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Young-hwan
See also
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List of Korean family names
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order.
The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (Korean name), Kim (), followed by Lee (Korean name), Lee () and Park (Korean surname), Park (). These three sur ...
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu
List
* Ga-young ()
* Ga-eun ()
* Ga-eul ()
* Ga-in ()
* Kang-min ()
*Gun ()
* Kun-woo ()
* Kyung-gu ()
* Kyung-lim ()
* Kyung-mo ()
* Kyung-m ...
References
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Korean-language surnames
Korean given names