Korean Names

Bora is a feminine Korean given name that means "purple" in Korean. The name is composed of the native Korean word bora (보라), which directly denotes the color. It is a unisex name in modern usage but is more commonly g...

Byeong-ho is a Korean masculine given name, written with the sino-Korean elements 炳 (byeong) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 浩 (ho) meaning "great, numerous, vast" or 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven." Oth...

Byung-ho is an alternate transcription of the Korean Hangul name 병호 (Byeong-ho). In South Korea, romanization of Korean names has historically varied, leading to multiple spellings, including Byung-ho, Byong-ho, and Py...

Chae-won is a Korean given name, predominantly used for females. It is among the most popular names for newborn girls in South Korea; in 2013, it ranked as the seventh-most-popular name for girls.EtymologyLike many Korea...

Chae-yeong is a Korean female given name, typically written in Hangul as 채영. It is composed of two Sino-Korean syllables: chae (彩) meaning "colour" and yeong, which can be written with various hanja characters such as...

Chae-young is a Korean female given name, an alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 채영 (see Chae-yeong). The name is composed of Sino-Korean elements: 彩 (chae) meaning "colour" combined with 榮 (yeong) meaning "glor...

Dae-jung is a Korean masculine given name typically composed of the hanja characters 大 (dae), meaning "big, great, vast, large, high," and 中 (jung), meaning "middle." However, other hanja combinations can also form thi...

Dae-seong (대성) is a Korean masculine given name composed of two Sino-Korean syllables. Dae (대/大) means "big, great, vast, large, high," and seong (성/成) means "completed, finished, succeeded." The name thus conveys...

Da-eun is a Korean feminine given name that can be written with various Sino-Korean hanja characters, each contributing distinct meanings. The name is typically composed of two syllables: “da” often rendered with the han...

Do-hyeon is a Korean masculine given name formed by two Sino-Korean syllables. The first element do can be written with hanja characters such as 度 (do) meaning "size, extent, limit", while the second element hyeon often...

Dong-geun, also spelled Dong-keun, is a Korean masculine given name. The name is composed of two Sino-Korean syllables: 동 (dong), meaning “east,” and 근 (geun), meaning “root” or “foundation.” While these characters are...

Dong-hyeon (also spelled Dong-hyun) is a Korean masculine given name formed from Sino-Korean components. The first element is 동 (dong), meaning "east," often represented by the hanja 東. The second element is 현 (hyeon)...

Dong-hyun (also spelled Dong-hyeon) is a Korean masculine given name. It is an alternate transcription of the Korean Hangul 동현 (see Dong-hyeon). Etymology The name Dong-hyun is typically derived from Sino-Korean charac...

Do-yun is a Korean masculine given name. The name is formed from Sino-Korean characters, most commonly do (道), meaning "path, road, way", and yun (允), meaning "allow, consent". However, other hanja combinations are pos...

Duri, also spelled Doori, is a Korean feminine given name. Unlike the majority of Korean names, which are composed of two Sino-Korean roots written with hanja (Chinese characters), Duri is an indigenous Korean name. In t...

Eun (은) 은 한국에서 사용되는 여성 이름으로, 주로 한자 恩 (은, "친절, 자비, 자선") 또는 銀 (은, "은, 돈")에서 유래합니다. 또한 같은 발음을 가진 다른 한자 문자들도 사용됩니다. 이 이름은 종종 다른 글자와 결합하여 사용되지...

Eun-gyeong is a Korean feminine given name. It is composed of two elements, each typically written with a Sino-Korean hanja character. The first element, eun, can be derived from characters such as 恩 meaning "kindness,...

Eun-jeong (also spelled Eun-jung or Eun-jong) is a Korean feminine given name. It was one of the most popular names for baby girls in South Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, ranking third in 1970 and sixth in 1980.The name i...

Eun-ji is a Korean female given name. It was the third-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1990. The meaning of the name is derived from the Sino-Korean characters used to write it. A common combinati...

Eun-ju is a Korean female given name, often spelled Eun-joo, Un-joo, or Un-ju. It was notably the sixth most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970. Etymology and Meanings The name Eun-ju is formed from...

Eun-jung is a Korean female given name. As a transliteration without diacritics, it is an alternate rendering of the Hangul name 은정 (see Eun-jeong). The name was highly popular in South Korea during the late 20th centu...

Eun-kyung is a Korean female given name. It is an alternate transcription of the Korean Hangul 은경, which is more commonly romanized as Eun-gyeong. This name was notably popular in South Korea in the late 20th century:...

Eun-seo is a Korean feminine given name. It was the 10th-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 2011 and 2013, according to government records. The name is typically formed by combining two Sino-Korean s...

Eun-u is a Korean given name typically formed by combining two Sino-Korean characters, each contributing to its meaning. The first character, eun (恩), signifies "kindness," "mercy," or "charity." The second character, u...

Eun-woo is a Korean given name, an alternate transcription of Eun-u (은우). It is formed from Sino-Korean elements: 恩 (eun) meaning “kindness, mercy, charity” combined with 宇 (u) meaning “house, universe” or 祐 (u) mea...

Eun-yeong is a Korean feminine given name, composed of two sino-Korean syllables. The first syllable, eun (恩), typically means “kindness, mercy, or charity,” while the second syllable, yeong (英), can mean “flower, peta...

Eun-young is a Korean female given name, an alternate transcription of Eun-yeong written in Hangul as 은영 (Eun-yeong). It was the eighth-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1980, according to officia...

Geon-u is a Korean masculine given name, also spelled Keon-woo, Gun-woo, or Kun-wood. It was the sixth-most popular name for baby boys born in South Korea in 2008, with 1,722 boys given the name. Etymology and Meaning Th...

Gun-woo is a Korean masculine given name, an alternate transcription of Geon-u (건우). Like other Korean names, it is typically formed by combining two syllables, each with its own Sino-Korean root, and the spelling may...

Gyeong is a single-syllable Korean unisex name and element in many two-syllable Korean given names. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name. The meaning...

Gyeong-hui is a Korean female given name composed of two Sino-Korean elements. The first element, gyeong, often from the hanja 敬 meaning "respect, honour" or other characters like 景 meaning "scenery, view" or 慶 meanin...

Gyeong-ja is a Korean feminine given name. Like many Korean names, it is composed of two syllables, each with a corresponding hanja (Chinese character). The first element, gyeong, can be written with various hanja; commo...

Gyeong-suk (also spelled Kyung-sook) is a Korean feminine given name. It is formed from gyeong- (hanja: 京) meaning "capital city" and suk (hanja: 淑) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming". Other hanja character combi...

Ha-eun (also spelled Ha-un) is a Korean female given name that has gained popularity in South Korea. According to Sino-Korean etymology, the name is typically formed by combining the hanja 夏 (ha), meaning "summer, great...

Ha-joon is a Korean given name, typically spelled 하준 in Hangul. It is an alternate transcription of Ha-jun, the latter being a common romanization. The name combines elements from ha (meaning "summer, great, grand") an...

Ha-jun is a Korean masculine given name composed of two Sino-Korean characters. The first syllable, ha, can be written with the hanja 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand," among other possibilities. The second syllable...

Hana is a Korean feminine given name written with the hangul syllable 하나. The name literally means "one" (하나, hana) in the Korean language, reflecting a simple yet profound concept of unity, singularity, or firstness...

Haneul is a Korean feminine given name meaning "heaven, sky". Unlike most Korean names, which are composed of two Sino-Korean morphemes written in hanja (Chinese characters), Haneul is an indigenous Korean name (고유어...

Ha-yoon is a Korean feminine given name that has gained significant popularity in South Korea in recent years. It is an alternate transcription of the Korean Hangul 하윤, which is also written as Ha-yun. The name is typi...

Ha-yun is a Korean female given name formed by combining two Sino-Korean characters: ha (昰) meaning "summer" or used as a name, and yun (昀) meaning "sunlight". The name thus carries the poetic meaning of "summer sunlig...

Hwan is a Korean unisex given name (though more commonly used for males) as well as a rare family name. Its meaning depends on the hanja (Sino-Korean characters) used to write it.Etymology and MeaningAs a given name or n...

Hye is a Korean given name, most commonly used for males, though it is not inherently gender-specific. The name is often written with the Sino-Korean character 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent," though other homopho...

Hye-jin is a common Korean female given name, formed by combining the Sino-Korean characters hye and jin. The first element, hye, can represent characters such as 慧 meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 meaning "favour, b...

Hyeon is a Korean unisex given name derived from Sino-Korean characters. The most common character used is 賢 (hyeon), meaning "virtuous, worthy, or able," but other characters sharing the same pronunciation (e.g., 顯 me...

Hyeon-jeong is a Korean female given name, formed by combining two hanja characters. The first element can be hyeon, such as 賢 meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 炫 meaning "shine, glitter." The second element is often...

Hyeon-ju is a Korean feminine given name. It is typically formed from Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" and 珠 (ju) meaning "jewel, pearl," but can also be written with other hanja character combina...

Hyeon-jun is a Korean masculine given name, constructed from Sino-Korean characters (hanja). The first syllable hyeon is commonly represented by characters such as 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 鉉 (hyeon...

Hyeon-seo is a Korean female given name, formed by combining two Sino-Korean elements. The first syllable, hyeon, can be written with hanja such as 晛 meaning "sunlight" or 賢 meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". The second...

Hyeon-suk is a Korean feminine given name, formed from the Sino-Korean elements hyeon (賢) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" and suk (淑) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming." While these two characters are the most c...

Hyeon-u is a Korean masculine given name composed of Sino-Korean characters. The first element hyeon can be written with the hanja 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 顯 (hyeon) meaning "manifest, clear". The...

Hyun is an alternate transcription of the Korean Hangul 현 (see Hyeon). Derived from Sino-Korean characters, primarily 賢 (hyeon, meaning 'virtuous, worthy, able'), this unisex name is often paired with another character...

Hyun-joo, also spelled Hyun-ju or 현주, is a Korean given name primarily used for females. It is an alternate transcription of Hyeon-ju, a name composed of Sino-Korean characters. The first element is often hyeon (賢, me...

Hyun-jung is a Korean female given name, an alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현정 (see Hyeon-jeong). It was the second-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970, falling to tenth place by 1980....

Hyun-woo is a Korean given name, typically romanized from the Hangul 현우. It is an alternate transcription of the name Hyeon-u, which can be formed from various Sino-Korean hanja character combinations.EtymologyThe name...

I-jun is a Korean masculine given name formed by combining Sino-Korean characters. The name is composed of 利 (i) meaning "advantage, benefit" and 准 (jun) meaning "approve, permit," though other hanja combinations are p...

Il-seong is a Korean male given name formed from Sino-Korean elements. The first syllable, il, can mean "sun, day," as in il (日), while the second syllable seong often means "completed, finished, succeeded," as in seong...

Iseul is a Korean given name that directly translates to the word for "dew" (이슬) in the Korean language. As a native Korean name, it is used for both girls and boys, although it is more frequently given to females. The...

Jae 1 is a Korean unisex given name that most often appears as a component in two-syllable names, but it can also stand alone. Its meaning derives from the Sino-Korean reading hànjī (漢字): the character 才, which signif...

Jae-seong is a Korean masculine given name formed from Sino-Korean characters. The first syllable, jae, can be written with hanja such as 在 meaning "located at, exist" or 宰 meaning "kill, rule". The second syllable, se...

Jeong is a Korean feminine given name, also used as a unisex name, which originates from Sino-Korean characters. It derives from characters such as 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuou...