Recommended English Name

CHAE YOUNG
Korean reading ㅊ애 이오우ㄴㄱ
CHAE
Matches the official Korean romanization rules.
Korean reading ㅊ애
YOUNG
Korean reading 이오우ㄴㄱ
Why this spelling?
Korean passport usage statistics
YEONG
19%

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

MOFA standard romanization (expected) CHAE YEONG Korean readingㅊ애 이어ㄴㄱ

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

About this recommendation

The spelling CHAE YOUNG for 채영 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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