Eun

Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 30 hanja with the reading "eun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. The overwhelmingly popular hanja for given name is "(grace)" and "(silver)".

As a Surname
The 2000 South Korean Census found 15,657 people with this Korean surname. They traced their origins to three different bon-gwan: Yonan County, South Hwanghae and Kangeum, Kumchon County, North Hwanghae in what is today North Korea, and Haengju (행주동), Goyang, Gyeonggi-do in what is today South Korea.
 * Eun

It is said that the queen of Baekje's chair king is Eungo in 『Japanese clerk』. Gobu-eun, who is based in Gobu-gun, Jeolla-do, was born in 1784 by Eun Kwang-hoon, born in 1754 He was paid in time-departed radish. Eun Kwang-hoon's residence is Yeongyu, Pyongan-do, Pyeongwon-gun. In 1930, a national census showed that one family was living in Ssangyong-myeon, Gangseo-gun, South Pyongan. In the 2015 National Statistical Office Census, there were 13 people with this surname.
 * Eun

People with the surname Eun (殷 or 恩) include:


 * Eun Hee-kyung (born 1959), South Korean writer
 * Eun Ji-won (born 1978), South Korean rapper, member of Sechs Kies

As a Given name
There are 30 hanja with the reading "Eun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Especially, since the 1970s, a number of given names containing this "Eun" element have been popular for newborn girls in South Korea, including:

First syllable

 * Masculine
 * Eun-ho
 * Eun-hoo
 * Eun-joon
 * Eun-kyu
 * Eun-min
 * Eun-woo


 * Unisex
 * Eun-jae
 * Eun-soo
 * Eun-sung
 * Eun-sang


 * Feminine
 * Eun-ah
 * Eun-bi
 * Eun-byul
 * Eun-chae
 * Eun-ha
 * Eun-hee
 * Eun-hye
 * Eun-ji, 2nd place in 1980
 * Eun-jin
 * Eun-ju, 6th place in 1970
 * Eun-jung, 3rd place in 1970, 6th place in 1980
 * Eun-kyung, 8th place in 1970
 * Eun-kyo
 * Eun-mi
 * Eun-seh
 * Eun-seo, 10th place in 2011, 2013
 * Eun-sook
 * Eun-sun
 * Eun-young, 5th place in 1970, 8th place in 1980

Second syllable

 * Masculine
 * Dae-eun
 * Dong-eun
 * Hyung-eun
 * Jong-eun


 * Unisex
 * Do-eun
 * Gi-eun
 * Jae-eun
 * Jung-eun
 * Kyu-eun
 * Rae-eun
 * Sang-eun
 * Seong-eun
 * Seung-eun
 * Tae-eun


 * Feminine
 * Chae-eun
 * Cho-eun
 * Da-eun
 * Ga-eun
 * Go-eun
 * Ha-eun, 7th place in 2008, 8th place in 2009 and 2011
 * Hae-eun
 * Hee-eun
 * Hye-eun
 * Hyo-eun
 * Ji-eun, 4th place in 1980, 2nd place in 1990
 * Jo-eun
 * Ju-eun
 * Kyo-eun
 * Kyung-eun
 * Mi-eun
 * Na-eun
 * Ra-eun
 * Se-eun
 * Seo-eun
 * Si-eun
 * So-eun
 * Ye-eun, 6th place in 2008 and 9th place in 2009
 * Yeo-eun
 * Yo-eun
 * Young-eun
 * Yu-eun

People with the single-syllable given name Eun (Un) include:


 * Yi Un (1897–1970), Joseon Dynasty prince
 * Ko Un (born 1933), South Korean poet
 * Lee Eun (born 1961), South Korean film director
 * Eun Yang (born 1973), Korean American journalist