Home › Korean names › 대현
대현 (Dae-Hyun) means “great · virtuous, wise” when written 大賢. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 木 Wood, 金 Metal, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.
| Hangul | Hanja | Romanised | Meaning | Element |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 대 | 大 | dae | great | 🌿 木 Wood |
| 현 | 賢 | hyeon | virtuous, wise | ✨ 金 Metal |
Revised Romanisation: daehyeon (dae-hyeon). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Dae-Hyun. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.