Recommended English Name

DO HYUN
Korean reading ㄷ오 ㅎ이우ㄴ
DO
Matches the official Korean romanization rules.
Korean reading ㄷ오
HYUN
Korean reading ㅎ이우ㄴ
Why this spelling?
Korean passport usage statistics
HYEON
30%

Source: Korean MOFA passport statistics (Oct 31, 2024) View reference document

MOFA standard romanization (expected) DO HYEON Korean readingㄷ오 ㅎ이어ㄴ

Compare with the official recommendation on the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.

About this recommendation

The spelling DO HYUN for 도현 is recommended from official passport statistics published by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, combined with the national romanization rules. Percentages show how Koreans with the same syllables actually spell them on their passports.

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