Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Korean Scripts 명화(Korean Hangul) 明花, 明和, etc.(Korean Hanja) Pronounced Pron. /mjʌŋ.ɦwa/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 花 (hwa) meaning "flower" or 和 (hwa) meaning "harmony, peace". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.