Yeon
Yeon or Yun (연) is a Korean surname. The name may correspond to the Chinese surnames Yan (燕, 延) or Lian (連). The hanja 燕, 延 is much more common than 連. Yeon may also refer to the extinct surname (淵).
| Yeon | |
| Hangul | 연 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏn |
Origin
燕
Yeon (燕) was the surname of the Yeon clan, one of the Great Eight Families of Baekje. This surname is extremely rare in the present-day with a few clans such as the Jeonju Yeon clan and the Jeongpyeong Yeon clan.
延
During the Joseon dynasty, the Japanese surname Nobu (延) was naturalized into Korean as Yeon.
連
The Naju Yeon clan uses the hanja character (連) to denote their surname. They are the descendants of Yeon Ju, who contributed to the founding of Goryeo.
淵 (Extinct)
Yeon (淵) was the surname of Yeon Gaesomun, a general of Goguryeo. It became extinct when this family emigrated to the Tang dynasty, with the remaining family members changing their surname to avoid naming taboo, as the personal name of the first Tang emperor, Li Yuan (李淵) used the character, 淵.