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Dong-hyun

boy name
Origin
Korean
Syllables
3
Peak era
1970s/1980s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

eastern virtue (a grandparent-generation name, now more common as a middle name)

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1970s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Dong-hyun peaked in the 1970s and the 1980s in nearly equal measure.

Names that fit alongside Dong-hyun

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