Dae-heon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dae-heon

What is the meaning of the name Dae-heon ?

The baby name Dae-heon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: [tɛ.hʌn]; respelling: "DEH-hun" (DAE sounds like 'deh').

Dae-heon is Korean in Origin.

Dae-heon (대헌) is a Korean masculine given name built from Sino-Korean morphemes: dae (대, often 大 “great; grand” or 代 “generation”) and heon (헌, frequently 憲 “upright, law,” 軒 “lofty, dignified,” or 獻 “to offer, devote”). Meaning varies by hanja selection; popular pairings include 大+憲 (“great and principled”), 大+軒 (“great and lofty”), and 大+獻 (“greatly devoted”). Romanization appears as Dae-heon (RR), Tae-hŏn (McCune–Reischauer), with spacing/hyphen variants Dae Heon and Daeheon.

The name follows the classic two-syllable Sino-Korean naming pattern and has seen steady use in South Korea from the mid-20th century onward without being overly common. It is borne by Hwang Dae-heon (1999–), an Olympic short-track speed skater, which has boosted contemporary visibility. Do not confuse with similar-sounding names Dae-hyeon (대현) or Dae-hun (대훈), which use different vowels and hanja sets, yielding distinct meanings and variants.

⚙ Dae-heon turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. Most often that means a rare name, a regional or heritage one, or a recent coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.