Go-eun is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 67 hanja with the reading "go"[1] and 30 hanja with the reading "eun"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. It also means "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft" including "go-un" which is an adjective of "gop-da" in Korean.[3][4]

Go-eun
Pronunciation/ɡ.ʊn/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaning"beautiful, pretty", or different depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingKo-eun, Ko-un
Go-eun
Hangul
고은
Hanja
, , and others
Revised RomanizationGo-eun
McCune–ReischauerKoŭn
IPA[goɯn], [koɯn]

People edit

People with this name include:

  • Han Go-eun (born 1975), South Korean actress
  • Byul (born Kim Go-eun, 1983), South Korean singer
  • Kim Go-eun (born 1991), South Korean actress
  • Yeum Go-eun (born 1994), South Korean long-distance runner
  • Lee Go-eun (born 2009), South Korean actress

Fictional characters edit

Fictional characters with this name include:

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