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라온 (Ra-On) means “joyful”. It is a pure-Korean (native, non-hanja) name that became fashionable from the 1990s on. As a native Korean word it has no hanja; its meaning is direct and modern.
| Hangul | Hanja | Romanised | Meaning | Element |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 라온 | — | raon | joyful | 🔥 火 Fire |
라온 comes from an old Korean word meaning 'joyful'. It is a pure-Korean name with no hanja, unisex, and popular with parents who want something that sounds distinctly Korean rather than Sino-Korean.
Revised Romanisation: raon (ra-on). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Ra-On. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.