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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Korean
Scripts 연우(Korean Hangul) 延祐, 延優, 軟祐 煙雨, 妍玉, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced Pron. /jʌ̹n.u/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Sino-Korean 延 (yeon) meaning "prolong, stretch", 軟 (yeon) meaning "soft, flexible, pliable", 煙 (yeon) meaning "smoke, mist, vapour" or 妍 (yeon) meaning "bright, colourful, beautiful, handsome" combined with 祐 (u) meaning "divine intervention, protection", 優 (u) meaning "excellence", 雨 (u) meaning "rain" or 玉 (u) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Added 3/13/2010 by auspicious
Edited 1/22/2025 by Jenkowelten, sekejap and Kate