Daegon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Daegon

What is the meaning of the name Daegon ?

The baby name Daegon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DAY-gon (English: /ˈdeɪɡən/; Korean: dae‑geon, /dɛɡʌn/).

Daegon is Korean in Origin.

Daegon blends modern style with cross-cultural echoes. In Korean, the two-syllable name Dae-gon (대곤) can be written with various hanja: Dae (大 “great,” 泰 “peaceful”) paired with Gon (健 “strong,” 琨 “fine jade,” 坤 “earth”), yielding meanings such as “great strength,” “great jade,” or “great earth,” depending on the characters chosen. Romanization may appear as Dae-gon or Daegon.

In English-speaking contexts, Daegon is a rare, contemporary given name that gained visibility in the early 2000s, aided by fantasy and gaming influences; it is sometimes associated by sound with names like Dagan/Dagon (Semitic “grain”) and Daegan/Deagan (modern Irish-style forms), though this spelling is generally modern rather than historically attested. Variant spellings and related forms include Dae-gon, Daegan, Dagan, Deagan, and Dagon. The name’s appeal lies in its strong consonants, clean two-beat rhythm, and the potential “great + strong” meaning in Korean.