From Sino-Korean 娟 (yeon) or 妍 (yeon) both meaning "beautiful" combined with 雅 (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 娥 (a) meaning "good, beautiful". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well. A famous bearer is the retired South Korean figure skater Kim Yeon-a (1990-).
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