Ye-eun, also spelled Ye-un, is a

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

n feminine given name. The 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. () ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 55 hanja with the reading "''ye''" and 30 hanja with the reading "'' eun''" on the

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the sixth most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 2008, and ranked ninth in 2009.

People

People with this name include: * Park Ye-eun (born 1989), South Korean singer * Park Ye-eun (ice hockey) (born 1996), South Korean ice hockey player * Kim Ye-eun (born 1996), South Korean actress * Jang Ye-eun (born 1998), South Korean rapper, member of girl group CLC *

Shin Ye-eun Shin Ye-eun (; born January 18, 1998) is a South Korean actress and model. She gained popularity for her role in the web series ''A-Teen'' (2018) and its sequel ''A-Teen 2'' (2019), and received international recognition after starring in the D ...

(born 1998), South Korean actress

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