Yihwa

Yihwa
Gender	Korean: Unisex; Chinese: Unisex; Thai: Feminine;
Origin
Word/name	Thai (ยิหวา); Korean (이화); Chinese (various, e.g. 怡樺 or 沂華);
Meaning	Thai: "soul", "heart"; Korean: various, e.g. "plum blossom" or "pear blossom"; Chinese: various;
Other names
Related names	Wanyiwa, etc.

Yihwa is a given name in various cultures.

In Chinese and Korean[edit]

In Chinese and Korean, the meaning of the name varies depending on the Chinese characters used to write each syllable of the name. For example, the Chinese-derived Korean words for "pear blossoms" (梨花) and "plum blossoms" (李花) are both pronounced "Yi-hwa" in Korean.^[2] There are a great variety of potential meanings, as there are 35 hanja with the reading "yi" and 15 hanja with the reading "hwa" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.^[3] In Chinese Pinyin, the name could also be spelled Yihua.

In Thailand[edit]

In Thai, Yihwa (ยิหวา, RTGS: Yiwa, pronounced [jíʔ.wǎː]), also spelled Yiwha and Yiwah, is a feminine given name meaning "soul" or "heart". It is derived from Javanese: jiwa,^[1] in turn from either Sanskrit or Pali jīva, meaning "life". It is often a shortened form of the associated name Wanyiwa (หวันยิหวา, also spelled Wanyihwa, etc.).

People[edit]

Eva Chen (陳怡樺; Chen Yi-hwa; born 1959), Taiwanese businesswoman who founded security firm Trend Micro
Yihua An (安沂华; born 1970), Chinese doctor
Wan Yihwa (born 2007), Korean-Burmese singer

Fictional characters[edit]

Yihwa, a character from the 2016 Thai television series Bad Romance and its prequel
Yi-hwa, main character of the 1977 South Korean film Winter Woman
Ahn Yi-hwa, character in the 1997 South Korean television drama Star in My Heart
Shin Yi-hwa, character in the 2007 South Korean film Black House
Yeon Yi-hwa, character from the South Korean webtoon Tower of God
Yiwa, character from the Thailand Boy love Series Wedding Plan

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Royal Society (2013). พจนานุกรมฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [Royal Institute Dictionary] (in Thai). Bangkok: Nanmee Books. p. 953. ISBN 978-616-7073-80-4.
^ "이화". Naver Dictionary. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.

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[RID-1] Royal Society (2013). พจนานุกรมฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [Royal Institute Dictionary] (in Thai). Bangkok: Nanmee Books. p. 953. ISBN 978-616-7073-80-4.

[2] "이화". Naver Dictionary. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[3] "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.

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