Haeun (하은): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 하은

하은 (Ha-Eun) means “river · grace, kindness” when written 河恩. It is one of the most popular names for babies born in Korea in the 2020s. Its characters carry the elements 水 Water, 火 Fire, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

About the name

하은 is a gentle, two-syllable name whose most common hanja 河恩 means 'river of grace'. Christian families in Korea often favour 은 (恩, grace), which is one reason the name spread so widely in the 2000s and 2010s.

Other hanja spellings

• 하 can also be written 夏 (summer), 荷 (lotus), 霞 (rosy dawn mist)
• 은 can also be written 銀 (silver), 誾 (gentle and sincere), 垠 (horizon, boundless)

How to pronounce 하은

Revised Romanisation: haeun (ha-eun). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Ha-Eun. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.