Hangul 환 McCune–Reischauer Hwan | Revised Romanization Hwan | |
Hanja Family name桓Given nameVarious | ||
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.
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Family name
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.
Hanja
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:
As name element
One name containing this element, Young-hwan, was the 9th-most popular name for newborn South Korean boys in 1950. Other names containing this element include:
References
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