| Pronunciation | /ɡoʊ.ʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | "beautiful, pretty", or different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Ko-eun, Ko-un |
| Go-eun | |
| Hangul | 고은 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Go-eun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Koŭn |
| IPA | [goɯn], [koɯn] |
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]