Korean Names
Korean names are used in South and North Korea. Note that depending on the Korean characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Korean names.
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214Min-kyu (also spelled Min-gyu) is a Korean male given name that follows the conventions of Korean naming: it consists of two syllables written in Hangul as 민 and 규, and can be written in Hanja (Sino-Korean characters)....
Min-seo is a South Korean feminine given name formed from Sino-Korean characters. It is composed of min meaning "people, citizens" (from 民) or min meaning "quick, clever, sharp" (from 敏), combined with seo meaning "slo...
Min-su is a popular Korean male given name that has been consistently common in South Korea since the late 20th century. It ranked as the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in 1990 and is also romanized as Min-soo.Ety...
Mi-suk is a common Korean female given name, typically formed by combining two Sino-Korean syllables. The first element mi (美) means “beautiful,” while the second element suk (淑) conveys meanings such as “good,” “pure,...
Mi-yeong is a Korean female given name. It is typically formed from the Sino-Korean elements 美 (mi), meaning "beautiful," and 英 (yeong), meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero." However, as with many Korean names, other h...
Mi-young is a Korean given name, also spelled as Mee-young, Mi-yeong, and Mi-yong. It is an alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 미영 (see Mi-yeong).EtymologyThe underlying name Mi-yeong is composed of Sino-Korean ch...
Moon 1 is an alternate transcription of the Korean Hangul 문, representing the surname Mun. It is a unisex name used in Korean contexts, though it is less common than the standard romanization. The underlying surname Mun...
Mun is a Korean personal name and surname pronounced mun (문 in Hangul). As a first name, it derives from Sino-Korean hanja characters, most notably 文 meaning "writing" or "literature" (as in mun), but other hanja with...
Myeong (also spelled Myung, Myong, or Myoung) is a Korean unisex given name and family name, derived from Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning 'bright, light, clear'. As a given name, it can be written with various hanja char...
Myeong-suk is a Korean given name. The name is composed of two Sino-Korean myeong (from hanja 明), meaning "bright, light, clear," and suk (from hanja 淑), meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming." While these hanja are...
Myung is a Korean given name and surname, also appearing as an element in two-syllable Korean given names. It derived from the Sino-Korean word myeong (명), often written with the hanja character 明 meaning 'bright, ligh...
Nari (Hangul: 나리) is a feminine Korean given name. The word nari is a pure Korean word meaning “lily,” and it is one of several nature-themed names popular in South Korea. Unlike Sino-Korean names, which are composed o...
Pyong-ho is a Korean masculine given name, an alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 병호 (see Byeong-ho). The name is typically composed of two Sino-Korean syllables: 《병》(byeong) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious...
Sang 1 is a Korean unisex name often used as a single-syllable given name or as the first element of compound names. Written with the hanja 常 (sang) — as seen in sang — it carries the meanings of "common," "frequent," o...
Sang-hun is a Korean given name, typically masculine, that has been popular in South Korea since the mid-20th century. It ranked among the top nine names for baby boys in 1960 and 1970, according to government data. Etym...
Seo-a is a Korean female given name, typically composed with Sino-Korean characters. The first element, seo (瑞), carries the meaning of "felicitous omen" or "auspicious," symbolizing good fortune. The second element, a,...
Seo-ah is an alternate transcription of the Korean Hangul name 서아, which is typically written in the form Seo-a in Romanization. As a feminine given name in South Korea, it has gained popularity in recent decades, refl...
Seo-hyeon is a Korean female given name. It is typically formed from Sino-Korean characters, most commonly 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". However...
Seo-hyun is a Korean feminine given name, an alternate transcription of Seo-hyeon (Seo-hyeon).Etymology and MeaningThe name Seo-hyun is typically written in Hangul as 서현. As a variant of Seo-hyeon, it is usually compos...
Seo-jin is a Korean unisex given name, typically formed from Sino-Korean characters. The name often combines 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" with 鎭 (jin) meaning "town, marketplace," though other hanja co...
Seo-joon is an alternate transcription of the Korean given name Seo-jun, rendered in Hangul as 서준. The name is predominantly masculine and is used in South Korea. Its meaning derives from Sino-Korean characters, most c...
Seo-jun, also spelled Seo-joon or Suh-jun/Suh-joon, is a popular South Korean male given name. The name is typically formed from Sino-Korean characters, with seo (瑞, meaning "felicitous omen" or "auspicious") or seo (舒...
Seok is a Korean masculine given name. In Korean, it is written with Hangul as 석 and can be derived from various Sino-Korean characters. The most common ones include the character 石 (seok) meaning "stone" and 錫 (seok)...
Seok-jin is a Korean masculine given name. It is typically composed of two Sino-Korean syllables, seok and jin, each written with a hanja character. The most common combination uses the characters seok (碩) meaning "larg...
Seon is a Korean feminine given name. It derives from Sino-Korean characters, most commonly 善 (seon) meaning "good, virtuous" or 宣 (seon) meaning "declare, announce." Like many Korean names, Seon is often used in combi...
Seong (성 in Korean Hangul) is a Korean first name and also an uncommon family name. As a given name, it can be written with various hanja, most commonly 成 meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" (), though other chara...
Seong-ho is a Korean masculine given name primarily composed of Sino-Korean morphemes. The first element seong can come from 成 (seong) meaning 'completed, finished, succeeded' or 盛 (seong) meaning 'abundant, flourishin...
Seong-hun is a Korean masculine given name, also spelled Sung-hoon. It was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1970, falling to sixth place in 1980. The name is composed of two Sino-Korean syllabl...
Seong-hyeon is a Korean given name that can be formed by various Sino-Korean hanja combinations. One common combination consists of seong (成), meaning "completed, finished, succeeded," and hyeon (鉉), referring to a dev...
Seong-jin is a Korean male given name, also spelled Sung-jin or Song-jin. It is composed of two syllables: seong, which can mean "completed, finished, succeeded" (from the hanja 成) or "star, planet" (星), and jin, which...
Seong-min is a Korean masculine given name, commonly transcribed in the Revised Romanization system. It originated as an alternative spelling of Sung-min, and both forms remain in use, though official documents prefer th...
Seong-su (also spelled Sung-soo, Song-su) is a Korean male given name. Its popularity peaked in mid-20th century South Korea: it was the third-most popular name for baby boys in 1950, falling to seventh place in 1960.Ety...
Seong-won (also spelled Sung-won) is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning derives from Sino-Korean characters: it commonly combines 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" with 元 (won) meaning "first, ori...
Seon-u is a Korean given name that can be formed from various Sino-Korean hanja characters. Common combinations include seon meaning "good, virtuous" (善) or "declare, announce" (宣) plus u meaning "house, universe" (宇)...
Seon-yeong is a Korean feminine given name. It is typically formed from Sino-Korean characters, most commonly using seon meaning "good, virtuous" (善) or "declare, announce" (宣) combined with yeong meaning "flower, peta...
Seo-yeon is a popular Korean given name for girls, formed from Sino-Korean elements. The first element, 瑞 (seo), means "felicitous omen, auspicious," while the second element, 娟 (yeon) or 妍 (yeon), both mean "beautifu...
Seo-yun, also spelled Seo-yoon, Suh-yoon, or Suh-yun, is a popular South Korean feminine given name. The name is formed from two Sino-Korean syllables: seo (瑞), meaning "felicitous omen" or "auspicious," and yun (潤), m...
Seulgi is a Korean feminine given name that carries the meaning of "wisdom, intelligence." It is written in Hangul as 슬기, and its underlying meaning reflects a valued trait in Korean culture, where names often embody v...
Seulki is an alternate transcription of the Korean given name Seulgi (슬기), which is a native Korean word meaning “wisdom” or “intelligence.” Unlike most Korean names, which are composed of hanja (Chinese characters), S...
Seung (승) is a Korean unisex given name arising from Sino-Korean roots. It employs three primary hanja characters: seung (昇) "rise, ascend", seung (勝) "victory", and seung (承) "inherit", as well as other homophonous...
Seung-hyeon (Seung-hyun being a common variant) is a Korean given name, predominantly masculine. Its etymology derives from Sino-Korean combinations: the first element seung (承) can mean "inherit," while the second elem...
Seung-hyun is a Korean given name, also romanized as Seung-hyeon or Seung-hyon. It is an alternate transcription of the Korean Hangul 승현 (see Seung-hyeon).Etymology and MeaningThe name ultimately derives from Sino-Kore...
Si-u is a Korean unisex given name formed by combining Sino-Korean characters. The first syllable si (시) is derived from the hanja 始 (si), meaning "begin" or "start." The second syllable u (우) can be written with vari...
Si-woo is a Korean given name, also spelled Shi-woo. It is a variant transcription of Si-u, itself derived from Sino-Korean characters. The name Si-woo can be composed with various hanja (Chinese characters used in Korea...
Si-yun is a Korean unisex given name formed by combining Sino-Korean characters. The most common hanja combinations include 始 (si) meaning "begin, start" paired either with 潤 (yun) meaning "soft, sleek" or with 允 (yun...
Soo-ah is a Korean female given name, the most common transcription of the Korean Hangul name 수아 (see Su-a). It was the eighth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in the first nine months of 2017, reflec...
Soo-hyun is a Korean given name, an alternate transcription of Su-hyeon (수현 in Hangul). The name can be written with various hanja (Sino-Korean characters) that affect its meaning, but commonly it is formed from elemen...
Soo-jin is a Korean female given name, an alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 수진 (see Su-jin).Etymology and MeaningThe name Soo-jin derives from Sino-Korean characters. The syllable soo (수) can come from hanja su...
So-yul is a Korean feminine given name that combines elements of simplicity and order. The name is typically formed from the Sino-Korean characters so (素), meaning "plain, simple," and yul (律), meaning "law." However,...
Su-a is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning is derived from Sino-Korean characters, typically combining 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" with 雅 (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined"...
Su-bin, also spelled Soo-bin, is a Korean feminine given name. It typically combines Sino-Korean su from 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" with bin from 斌 (bin) meaning "refined", though other...
Su-hyeon is a Korean feminine given name, typically written in Hangul as 수현. It is a compound name formed from Sino-Korean elements: 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" and 賢 (hyeon) meaning "...
Su-jin is a Korean female given name, typically formed by combining two Sino-Korean syllables. The first syllable, su, can be written with various hanja characters with different meanings, such as su (收) meaning "gather...
Suk is a Korean masculine name that serves as an alternative transcription of Korean Hangul 석 (see Seok).Etymology and MeaningThe component Hangul 석 is typically derived from Sino-Korean roots: 石 (seok) meaning "stone...
Suk-ja is a Korean feminine given name composed of two Sino-Korean morphemes: suk (淑), meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming," and ja (子), meaning "child." The second element, ja, is identical to the Japanese -ko suf...
Sun is a Korean feminine given name. It is an alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 선, corresponding to the name Seon.Etymology and MeaningThe name Seon, from which Sun derives, is Sino-Korean. It can be written with...
Sung is an alternate transcription of the Korean Hangul 성, which is the Korean form of the Sino-Korean name Seong. While it can be used as a given name, it often also functions as a surname. The underlying character seo...
Sung-ho is a Korean given name, representing an alternate transcription of Seong-ho. The late Romanization system that produced "Sung-ho" was common in South Korea from the 1950s through the 1970s, and this spelling was...
Sung-hoon is an alternate transcription of the Korean given name Seong-hun, written in Korean Hangul as 성훈. It is a masculine name commonly used in South Korea.EtymologyThe name combines two Sino-Korean syllables: seon...
Sung-hyun is a Korean given name, an alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 성현 (see Seong-hyeon).For most uses, the name is derived from Sino-Korean characters, commonly involving the characters 成 (seong), meaning "...