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IVE members' real names — meaning, hanja & birth element

IVE (아이브, debuted 2021). Stage names are what fans know; the birth names below are what their parents chose — and, for the Korean members, what the hanja characters mean.

Stage nameBirth nameWhat the given name meansBirthday · day elementName carries
Yujin안유진
安兪眞 · Yu-Jin name page →
유 兪 · so, agreed진 眞 · truth2003-09-01
丁丑 · 🔥 火 Fire
火 Fire, 木 Wood
Gaeul김가을
· Ga-Eul
hanja not publicly confirmed — a pure-Korean name2002-09-24
乙未 · 🌿 木 Wood
Rei나오이 레이
non-Korean birth name2004-02-03
壬子 · 💧 水 Water
Wonyoung장원영
張員瑛 · Won-Young name page →
원 員 · member, round영 瑛 · jade crystal2004-08-31
壬午 · 💧 水 Water
水 Water, 金 Metal
Liz김지원
金智媛 · Ji-Won name page →
지 智 · wisdom원 媛 · graceful woman2004-11-21
甲辰 · 🌿 木 Wood
火 Fire, 土 Earth
Leeseo이현서
李賢瑞 · Hyun-Seo name page →
현 賢 · virtuous, wise서 瑞 · auspicious, lucky omen2007-02-21
丙戌 · 🔥 火 Fire
金 Metal

Hanja spellings as published in Korean-language profiles and press; where we could not confirm one we say so rather than guess. Birth dates as publicly listed. The day-element reading follows traditional naming practice (작명) and is offered for cultural interest.

Reading the table

Every Korean has a day element from their birth date (the “day pillar” in a 사주 chart). In naming practice, parents often choose hanja whose element balances or feeds the child's own. The most common day element among IVE members is 🔥 火 Fire. Curious which element your own name should carry? Check your birthday in the free generator — it uses the same day-pillar calculation.

Want a Korean name chosen the same way? The Korean Name Certificate gives you real hanja, the meaning of each character and your birth-element reading on one printable page.

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