Hwayoung as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hwayoung

What is the meaning of the name Hwayoung ?

The baby name Hwayoung is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /hwa.jʌŋ/ (HWA-yeong; often romanized Hwayoung or Hwa-young).

Hwayoung is Korean in Origin.

Hwayoung (화영) is a Korean given name formed from Sino-Korean elements; its meaning varies with the hanja chosen for each syllable. Standard romanization is Hwa-yeong; common variants include Hwayoung, Hwa-young, and Hwa Yeong; in McCune–Reischauer it appears as Hwa-yŏng. While used for any gender, it leans feminine in modern usage.

Parents select from approved hanja lists: for Hwa (화), choices like 花 “flower,” 華 “splendid,” or 和 “harmony”; for Yeong (영), options such as 英 “excellent,” 榮/荣 “glory,” 瑛 “gem-like,” 影 “shadow,” or 永 “eternal.” This yields meanings like “flowering glory,” “splendid jade,” or “harmonious eternity.” Names with the -yeong ending were especially favored in mid–late 20th-century South Korea, making Hwayoung familiar yet not overly common today. Related names include Hwayeon (화연) and other Hwa‑ names such as Hwarim and Hwasun.

⚙ Hwayoung is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 11 times, across 6 countries.