Tae-hwan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Tae-hwan

What is the meaning of the name Tae-hwan ?

The baby name Tae-hwan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hangul: 태환; IPA: [tɛ.hwan]; romanization: Tae-hwan (Taehwan); English approximation: TAY-hwan.

Tae-hwan is Korean in Origin.

Tae-hwan (태환) is a Korean masculine given name formed from Sino-Korean elements tae (태) and hwan (환). Its meaning depends on the hanja chosen: Tae may be written as 泰 or 太, meaning “great, peaceful” or “very, grand”; Hwan commonly as 煥 “shining, brilliant,” 桓 “steadfast, magnanimous,” or 奐 “splendid, abundant.” Popular pairings include 泰煥 (“great and brilliant”) and 泰桓 (“great and steadfast”).

Used since the early 20th century within the hanja-based naming tradition, it remains familiar in contemporary South Korea, carried by athletes and actors such as swimmer Park Tae-hwan. Variants in romanization include Tae-hwan, Taehwan, and Tae Hwan; in McCune–Reischauer, T'ae-hwan. The name’s appeal lies in its auspicious connotations of greatness and radiance, with parents selecting specific hanja from the government-approved list to tailor the nuance.

⚙ We can't find Tae-hwan in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Most often that means a rare name, a regional or heritage one, or a recent coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.