Ha-young as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ha-young

What is the meaning of the name Ha-young ?

The baby name Ha-young is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Ha-yeong (common spelling Ha-young); IPA: [ha.jʌŋ].

Ha-young is Korean in Origin.

Ha-young (하영) is a Korean given name built from two syllables, ha and yeong, whose meanings vary with the chosen hanja. Parents commonly select characters such as 夏/河 for Ha (“summer” or “river”) and 英/榮/永/映 for Young (“flower/heroic,” “glory,” “eternal,” or “shine”), yielding readings like “summer glory” (夏榮), “river flower” (河英), or “eternal brightness” (永映). The name is unisex but today leans feminine in South Korea, prized for a gentle sound paired with auspicious imagery.

In naming records, it rose in use from the late 20th century and remains familiar in contemporary Korea and the diaspora. Variants include Ha-yeong (Revised Romanization), Hayŏng (McCune–Reischauer), Hayoung or Ha Young in anglicized spellings. Because many hanja readings are permitted for both syllables, Ha-young offers wide semantic flexibility while preserving a classic -yeong ending long favored in Korean given names.

⚙ Ha-young is extremely rare. There are only 1 recorded use on record, spread over 1 country.