| Pronunciation | /hjʌn/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Hyeon, Hyon, Hyoun |
| Hyun | |
| Hangul | 현 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏn |
| IPA | [hjʌn] |
Hyun, also spelled Hyeon or Hyon, Hyoun, is a Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.[1] As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 42 hanja with the reading "hyun"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.