Given name & surname

Yeong

Yeong is a unisex given name from Korean.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Yeong comes from Korean.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Korean 영.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

YeongYoungLingYongRong英榮荣靈

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Across languages 8

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Yeong, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Korean

Eom

Eom is a surname from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

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Korean

Seong

Seong is a surname from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

46% boys · 54% girls

Korean

Yeun

Yeun is a surname from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

15% boys · 85% girls

Korean

Youn

Youn is a surname from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

14% boys · 86% girls

Korean

Ahn

Ahn is a surname from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

24% boys · 76% girls

Korean

Pyon

Pyon is a surname from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

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Korean

Um

Um is a surname from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

41% boys · 59% girls

Korean · Biblical

U

“one who is gentle and considerate” · “a kind and gentle man”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Yeong’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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