Yi-seul

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Yi-seul
Gender Unisex
Origin
Word/name Korean
Meaning"dew"
Other names
Alternative spellingI-seul, E-seul
Yi-seul
Hangul
이슬
Revised Romanization I-seul
McCune–Reischauer Isŭl
IPA [isɯl]

Yi-seul, also spelled I-seul or E-seul, is a Korean unisex given name. [1] Unlike most Korean names, which are composed of two Sino-Korean roots each written with one hanja, "Yiseul" is an indigenous Korean name: a single word meaning "dew". [2] [3] It is one of a number of such indigenous names which became more popular in South Korea in the late 20th century. [2]

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