Hwan | |
Hangul | 환 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwan |
Hwan is a rare Korean family name, as well as an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
As a family name, Hwan is written with only one hanja, the Sino-Korean name of the Sapindus mukorossi tree (桓; 굳셀 환 gutsel hwan). The 2000 South Korean census found 157 people with this family name.[1] People with this family name include:
There are 21 hanja with the reading "hwan" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are:[2][3]
One name containing this element, Young-hwan, was the 9th-most popular name for newborn South Korean boys in 1950.[4] Other names containing this element include: