Chae-yeong as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chae-yeong

What is the meaning of the name Chae-yeong ?

The baby name Chae-yeong is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /tɕʰɛ.jʌŋ/ — approx. 'CHEH-yuhng' (chae-yeong).

Chae-yeong is Korean in Origin.

Chae-yeong (채영) is a two-syllable Korean given name formed from Sino-Korean morphemes and used for all genders, though most common for girls today. Romanization varies: Chae-yeong (RR), Ch’ae-yŏng (McCune–Reischauer), and everyday spellings like Chaeyoung and Chae-young; the hyphen is optional in South Korea.

Meaning depends on the hanja chosen for each syllable. For Chae (채), popular characters include 彩 “color/variegated” and 采 “to gather, adopt”; for Yeong (영), frequent choices are 英 “outstanding/heroic,” 榮 “glory,” 永 “eternal,” 泳 “to swim,” 映 “to reflect,” and 瑛 “jade-like brilliance.” Combinations yield readings such as “colorful glory” (彩榮), “gathered brilliance” (采英), “eternal radiance” (永映), or “crystal-clear virtue” (瑛英). The name saw steady use through the late 20th century and gained wider visibility in the 1990s–2010s via media and sports, aligning with preferences for bright, aspirational meanings.

⚙ Chae-yeong barely registers. There are only 1 recorded use on record, spread over 1 country.