Ha-neul
Ha-neul, also spelled Ha-nul, is a Korean unisex name. Unlike most Korean given names, which are composed of two single-syllable Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja, Ha-neul is an indigenous Korean name: a single two-syllable word meaning "sky". As a name, it may loosely be interpreted as an exhortation to "spread your dreams high like the sky".[1] It is one of a number of such native names (called 고유어 이름, goyueo ireum), along with others such as Seul-ki ("wisdom") and Sora ("conch shell"), which have become more popular in South Korea in recent decades.[2][3]
| Ha-neul | |
| Hangul | 하늘 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Ha-neul |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hanŭl |
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In some cases, parents also choose to register hanja to represent these indigenous names, picking them solely for their pronunciation. However, this is difficult for the name Ha-neul because there is only one extremely rare character with the reading "neul" (乻), and it does not appear on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[4][5] Instead they must choose hanja which correspond to the homophonous but differently-spelled "Han-eul" (한을, for example 罕忔 or 寒乙).
People with this name include:
- Lee Ha-neul (born 1971), South Korean male singer, member of DJ DOC
- Kim Ha-neul (born 1978), South Korean actress
- Rottyful Sky, née Kim Ha-neul (1988–2013), South Korean female singer and composer
- Kim Ha-neul (golfer) (born 1988), South Korean female golfer
- Kwon Hah-nul (born 1988), South Korean female football player
- Kang Ha-neul (born 1990), South Korean actor
- Kim Ha-nul (figure skater) (born 2002), South Korean female figure skater
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Seo Haneul, female protagonist of 2006 South Korean television series One Fine Day
See also
- List of Korean given names
- Garden of Heaven (Korean: Haneul Jeongwon), 2003 South Korean film
References
- "Every name has a meaning". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- Jeon, Su-tae (2009-10-19). "사람 이름 짓기" [Making a name]. The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- "하늘". Naver Korean Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- "乻". Naver Hanja Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-04-15.