Baek
| Baek | |
| Hangul | 백 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 白 |
| Revised Romanization | Baek |
| McCune–Reischauer | Paek |
Baek (Korean pronunciation: [pɛ̝k̚]), also often spelled Paek, Baik or Paik, is a Korean family name. No one really know the true origin in which it started either in China or Korea as both history timeline were similar. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white.
Baek (白)
"白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dynasty and Goryeo dynasty.
- Baek Wu Kyung (白宇經) of the Suwon Baek clan, cousin of Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, is the origin of this name.
Baek (苩)
Some Baekje refugees from the late Silla age had this surname.
- Paik Ga (苩加), Mahan ruler
- Paik Yong (苩龍), Silla general
- Paik Ki (苩奇), Baekje general
- Paik Ga (苩加), Baekje painter
List of famous Baeks
- Baek
- Baek A-yeon, solo singer, finalist of K-pop Star
- Baek Hyun, member of the South Korean boy-band, EXO
- Baek Cha-seung
- Baek Chul-min
- Baek Doo San, fictional character in Tekken fighting games
- Baek Ji-hoon, South Korean soccer player
- Baek Ji-Hyun, Miss Universe 2018 Korean representative
- Baek Ji-young
- Baek Jin-hee
- Baek Min-suk
- Baek Myoung-hee, Miss International 2001 Top 12 as Miss Korea
- Baek Sung-hyun
- Baek Ye-rin, singer and member of duo 15&
- Baek Ye-bin, singer and member of the band DIA
- Baek Jong Won, chef
- Baik
- Baik Sou Linne, Korean author
- Paek
- Paek Hak-rim
- Jim Paek, former ice hockey player and current coach for the South Korean national team
- Paek Nam-il
- Paek Nam-sun
- Paek Sang-ho
- Paek Se-bong
- Paek Yong-ho
- Paik
- Paik Gahuim, author
- Kun-Woo Paik, classical pianist
- Nam June Paik
- Paik Sun Yup
- Paik Sun-Hwa, fictional character
See also
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