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Around the world, Yeon (然 , Yeon
, 연
) is a widespread epicene forename. The first name Yeon is habitual in China, where it is quite a common epicene name, South Korea, where it is a rare unisex name, and the United States. Much less frequently, Yeon is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| 然 | China |
| Yeon | Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, United States, China |
| 연 | South Korea |
| Ён | Russia |
Yeon is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Zou Yuan , the Water Margin character; Feng Yuan , the Dream of the Red Chamber character; Ion , the fictional character, a DC Comics superhero, Green Lantern and Ion (Marvel Comics) , the super villain in the Marvel Comics universe.