嚴
엄씨
엄할 엄 · strict / stern
📖 Origin of the Hanja
The hanja "嚴" combines 口 (mouths) + 敢 (boldness) → stern command. Yeongwol Eom traces to Eom Im-ui, a Tang envoy who settled in Silla.
🏯 Main Clans (Bongwan)
영월 엄씨
※ Bongwan refers to the ancestral home where the founder settled. Same surname, different bongwan = different clan branch.
🌟 Famous Figures
근현대
엄정화
가수·배우 — 「초대」
근현대
엄지원
배우
"嚴: the stern command — love sometimes wears the face of strictness."
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