List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a small number of one-syllable names. Originally, there was no legal limitation on the length of names, but since 1993, regulations in South Korea have prohibited the registration of given names longer than five syllable blocks, in response to some parents giving their children extremely long names such as the 16-syllable Haneulbyeollimgureumhaennimbodasarangseureouri (하늘별님구름햇님보다사랑스러우리).[1] Lists of hanja for names are illustrative, not exhaustive.
Names by common first and second syllables
G or k (ㄱ), n (ㄴ), d (ㄷ)
| First syllable → Second syllable ↓ |
Kyung 경 (景敬慶卿經) |
Kwang 광 (光廣) |
Kyu 규 (圭奎珪揆) |
Ki 기 (起基紀) |
Nam 남 (南男) |
Da 다 (多茶) |
Dae 대 (大) |
Do 도 (道度導) |
Dong 동 (東童董) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyung | |||||||||
| Geun | Dong-geun | ||||||||
| Gi | Nam-gi | ||||||||
| Nam | Ki-nam | ||||||||
| Mi | Da-mi | ||||||||
| Min | Kyung-min | Kwang-min | Dong-min | ||||||
| Bin | Kyu-bin | Da-bin | Dong-bin | ||||||
| Seok | Kyung-seok | Kwang-seok | Dong-suk | ||||||
| Seon/Sun | Kyung-sun | Kwang-seon | Nam-seon | Dae-sun | |||||
| Seong | Dae-sung | ||||||||
| Soo | Kyung-soo | Kwang-su | Dong-soo | ||||||
| Sook | Kyung-sook | ||||||||
| Sik/Shik | Kyung-sik | Kwang-sik | Dae-sik | ||||||
| A/Ah | Kyung-ah | ||||||||
| Yeon | Ki-yeon | Da-yeon | Do-yeon | Dong-yeon | |||||
| Young | Kyu-young | Ki-young | Da-young | Dae-young | Do-young | Dong-young | |||
| Ok | Kyung-ok | ||||||||
| Yong | Ki-yong | ||||||||
| Woo | Ki-woo | Dong-woo | |||||||
| Wook | Dong-wook | ||||||||
| Woong | Ki-woong | Dae-woong | |||||||
| Yoon | Kyung-yoon | Ki-yoon | Do-yoon | Dong-yoon | |||||
| Won | Kyung-won | Kyu-won | Ki-won | Dae-won | Do-won | Dong-won | |||
| Il | Kyung-il | Kwang-il | Kyu-il | Nam-il | Dae-il | Dong-il | |||
| Eun | Kyung-eun | Da-eun | |||||||
| Ja | Kyung-ja | ||||||||
| Jae | Kyung-jae | ||||||||
| Jung | Ki-jung | Da-jung | |||||||
| Joo | Kyung-ju | Dong-joo | |||||||
| Joon | Kyung-joon | Kwang-joon | Ki-joon | Nam-joon | Dae-joon | Do-joon | Dong-jun | ||
| Ji | Nam-ji | ||||||||
| Jin | Kyung-jin | Kwang-jin | Do-jin | Dong-jin | |||||
| Chul | Kyung-chul | Kyu-chul | Ki-chul | Dae-chul | Dong-chul | ||||
| Tae | Kyung-tae | Kyu-tae | Ki-tae | ||||||
| Han | Dae-han | ||||||||
| Ha | Kyung-ha | Kyu-ha | Ki-ha | Do-ha | Dong-ha | ||||
| Hyuk | Kwang-hyok | Kyu-hyuk | Ki-hyuk | Nam-hyuk | Dae-hyuk | Do-hyuk | Dong-hyuk | ||
| Hyun | Kyung-hyun | Kwang-hyun | Kyu-hyun | Ki-hyun | Da-hyun | Dae-hyun | Do-hyun | Dong-hyun | |
| Hye | Kyung-hye | Da-hye | |||||||
| Ho | Kyung-ho | Kwang-ho | Ki-ho | Nam-ho | Dong-ho | ||||
| Hwa | Kyung-hwa | ||||||||
| Hwan | Kyung-hwan | Kwang-hwan | Kyu-hwan | Ki-hwan | Do-hwan | Dong-hwan | |||
| Hoon, Hun | Kyung-hoon | Kwang-hoon | Ki-hoon | Dae-hoon | Do-hun | Dong-hoon | |||
| Hee | Kyung-hee | Kwang-hee | Kyu-hee | Nam-hee | Da-hee | Dae-hee | Do-hee |
M (ㅁ), b (ㅂ)
| First syllable → Second syllable ↓ |
Man 만 (萬晩) |
Myung 명 (明命) |
Mun/Moon 문 (文) |
Mi 미 (美) |
Min 민 (敏旻旼玟珉民) |
Bo 보 (甫輔寶普) |
Beom 범 (凡範) |
Byung 병 (炳柄丙秉) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyung | Mi-kyung | Min-kyung | Bo-kyung | |||||
| Gun/Geon | Byoung-gon | |||||||
| Guk/Kook | Min-guk | |||||||
| Gyu/Kyu | Min-kyu | Beom-kyu | ||||||
| Geun | ||||||||
| Gi/Ki | Man-ki | Min-ki | ||||||
| Nam | ||||||||
| Mi | ||||||||
| Min | ||||||||
| Bin | ||||||||
| Seok | Man-seok | Min-seok | Beom-seok | |||||
| Seon/Sun | Myung-sun | Mi-sun | Min-sun | Bo-sun | ||||
| Seong | Min-seong | |||||||
| Soo | Man-soo | Myung-soo | Moon-soo | Min-soo | Beom-soo | Byung-soo | ||
| Sook | Myung-sook | Moon-sook | Mi-sook | Min-sook | ||||
| Sik/Shik | Man-sik | Moon-sik | ||||||
| Se | Man-se | |||||||
| A/Ah | Mina, Min-ah | Bo-a | ||||||
| Yeon/Yun | Mi-yeon | Bo-yeon | ||||||
| Young | Moon-young | Mi-young | Min-young | Bo-young | ||||
| Ok | Man-ok | Myung-ok | Moon-ok | Mi-ok | Min-ok | Byung-ok | ||
| Yong | Moon-yong | Min-yong | ||||||
| Woo | Myung-woo | Min-woo | Beom-woo | Byung-woo | ||||
| Wook | Myung-wook | Min-wook | Byung-wook | |||||
| Woong | Min-woong | |||||||
| Yoon | Byung-yoon | |||||||
| Won | Myung-won | |||||||
| Il | Byung-il | |||||||
| Eun | Min-eun | |||||||
| Ja | Myung-ja | Mi-ja | Min-ja | |||||
| Jae | Min-jae | Byung-jae | ||||||
| Jung | Moon-jung | Mi-jung | Min-jung | |||||
| Joo | Mi-joo | Min-ju | ||||||
| Joon | Myung-jun | Min-joon | Beom-joon | Byung-joon | ||||
| Ji | Min-ji | Byung-ji | ||||||
| Jin | Myung-jin | Mi-jin | ||||||
| Chul | Moon-chul | Min-chul | Beom-chul | Byung-chul | ||||
| Tae | Min-tae | |||||||
| Ha | Min-ha | Byung-ha | ||||||
| Hyuk | Moon-hyuk | Min-hyuk | ||||||
| Hyun | Byung-hyun | |||||||
| Hye | Moon-hye | Min-hye | ||||||
| Ho | Man-ho | Moon-ho | Min-ho | Beom-ho | Byung-ho | |||
| Hwa | ||||||||
| Hwan | Myung-hwan | Min-hwan | ||||||
| Hoon | Myung-hoon | Min-hoon | Byung-hoon | |||||
| Hee | Man-hee | Myung-hee | Moon-hee | Mi-hee | Min-hee | Byung-hee |
S (ㅅ)
| First syllable → Second syllable ↓ |
Sang 상 (相尙祥) |
Seo 서 (瑞書舒緖) |
Seok/Suk 석 (錫石奭碩) |
Seon/Sun 선 (善宣仙璿) |
Seol 설 (洩說設) |
Seong/Sung 성 (成聖誠星聲盛) |
Se 세 (世) |
So 소 (昭素) |
Soo/Su 수 (秀守洙修) |
Soon 순 (順純淳) |
Shi/Si 시 (時詩施始是) |
Shin 신 (新信伸) |
Seung/Sung 승 (昇勝承) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyung | Seong-gyeong | Soo-kyung | Si-kyung | ||||||||||
| Geun | Sung-keun | Soo-geun | Seung-geun | ||||||||||
| Gi | Sung-ki | Seung-gi | |||||||||||
| Nam | Sung-nam | Seung-nam | |||||||||||
| Mi | Sang-mi | Sun-mi | Sung-mi | Se-mi | So-mi | Su-mi | Seung-mi | ||||||
| Min | Sang-min | Sun-min | Sung-min | So-min | Soo-min | Seung-min | |||||||
| Bin | Sun-bin | Sung-bin | Se-bin | So-bin | Su-bin | Seung-bin | |||||||
| Seok | |||||||||||||
| Seon | |||||||||||||
| Seong | |||||||||||||
| Soo | Sang-soo | Sung-soo | Seung-soo | ||||||||||
| Sook | Sun-sook | Sung-sook | |||||||||||
| Sik/Shik | Sang-sik | Seung-sik | |||||||||||
| A/Ah | Sang-ah | Sun-ah | Seol-ah | Sung-ah | Soo-ah | Si-ah | Seung-ah | ||||||
| An/Ahn | Si-an | ||||||||||||
| Eon | Seo-eon | Si-eon | Seung-eon | ||||||||||
| Yeon | Seo-yeon | Seok-yeon | Se-yeon | So-yeon | Su-yeon | Si-yeon | Seung-yeon | ||||||
| Young | Seo-young | Sun-young | Se-young | So-young | Soo-young | Si-young | Shin-young | ||||||
| Ok | Seon-ok | Sung-ok | Sun-ok | Seung-ok | |||||||||
| Yong | Sung-yong | Shi-yong | Seung-yong | ||||||||||
| Woo | Sang-woo | Seo-woo | Sun-woo | Sung-woo | Si-woo | Shin-woo | Seung-woo | ||||||
| Wook | Sang-wook | Sun-wook | Sung-wook | Se-wook | Shi-wook | Seung-wook | |||||||
| Woong | Sun-woong | Se-woong | Si-woong | ||||||||||
| Yoon/Yun | Sang-yoon | Seo-yun | Sung-yoon | Se-yoon | Si-yoon | Seung-yoon | |||||||
| Won | Sang-won | Seo-won | Sung-won | Se-won | So-won | Su-won | Si-won | Seung-won | |||||
| Il | Sung-il | Shin-il | Seung-il | ||||||||||
| Eun | Sang-eun | Seo-eun | Sung-eun | Se-eun | So-eun | Si-eun | Seung-eun | ||||||
| Ja | Sun-ja | Seong-ja | Soon-ja | ||||||||||
| Jae | Sun-jae | Sung-jae | Soon-jae | Seung-jae | |||||||||
| Jung | Seo-jung | Se-jung | So-jung | Soo-jung | Si-jung | ||||||||
| Joo/Ju | Seok-joo | Sun-ju | Sung-ju | Seung-ju | |||||||||
| Joon/Jun | Sang-jun | Seo-jun | Seok-jun | Sun-jun | Sung-jun | Se-joon | Shi-jun | Seung-jun | |||||
| Ji | Su-ji | Shin-ji | |||||||||||
| Jin | Sang-jin | Seo-jin | Seok-jin | Sun-jin | Sung-jin | Se-jin | Soo-jin | Seung-jin | |||||
| Chul | Sang-chul | Sung-chul | Seung-chul | ||||||||||
| Tae | Sung-tae | Seung-tae | |||||||||||
| Ha | Seo-ha | Sung-ha | Si-ha | Seung-ha | |||||||||
| Hak | Sang-hak | ||||||||||||
| Hyuk | Sang-hyuk | Sung-hyuk | Se-hyuk | Su-hyuk | Si-hyuk | Seung-hyuk | |||||||
| Hyun | Sang-hyun | Seo-hyun | Seol-hyun | Sung-hyun | So-hyun | Su-hyun | Si-hyun | Seung-hyun | |||||
| Hye | Sun-hye | Sung-hye | Su-hye | Shin-hye | Seung-hye | ||||||||
| Ho | Sang-ho | Seok-ho | Sun-ho | Sung-ho | Se-ho | Su-ho | Shi-ho | Seung-ho | |||||
| Hwa | Sang-hwa | Sun-hwa | |||||||||||
| Hwan | Seok-hwan | Sung-hwan | Se-hwan | Shi-hwan | Seung-hwan | ||||||||
| Hoon | Sang-hoon | Seok-hoon | Sung-hoon | Se-hoon | So-hoon | Si-hoon | Seung-hoon | ||||||
| Hee | Sang-hee | Seo-hee | Seok-hee | Sun-hee | Sung-hee | Se-hee | So-hee | Soo-hee | Soon-hee | Seung-hee |
Vowels and semivowels (ㅇ)
| First syllable → Second syllable ↓ |
Yeon 연 (演然淵延沿) |
Young 영 (永英榮泳) |
Ye 예 (睿叡藝) |
Yong 용 (容鎔庸鏞龍) |
Woo 우 (宇佑祐愚優雨) |
Won 원 (元原源員媛垣) |
Yoo/Yu 유 (有裕維) |
Yoon/Yun 윤 (允潤倫胤贇) |
In 인 (仁寅) |
Eun 은 (恩銀誾殷穏) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyung | Won-kyung | Yoo-kyung | In-kyung | Eun-kyung | ||||||
| Geun | Young-geun | |||||||||
| Gi | Young-gi | Yong-gi | Won-gi | Yoon-gi | Eun-gi | |||||
| Nam | Young-nam | Yong-nam | Eun-nam | |||||||
| Mi | Young-mi | Won-mi | Yumi | Yoon-mi | Eun-mi | |||||
| Min | Young-min | Woo-min | Yoo-min | Yoon-min | ||||||
| Bin | Young-bin | Ye-bin | Woo-bin | Won-bin | Yu-bin | Yoon-bin | Eun-bin | |||
| Seok/Suk | Yeon-seok | Young-seok | Yong-seok | Woo-seok | Won-seok | Yoo-suk | Yun-seok | In-seok | Eun-seok | |
| Seon/Sun | Young-sun | Woo-sun | Yu-sun | Yoon-sun | Eun-sun | |||||
| Seong/Sung | Ye-sung | Yong-seong | Woo-sung | Yoo-sung | Yoon-sung | In-sung | Eun-sung | |||
| Soo/Su | Yeon-su | Young-su | Yong-su | Yoon-su | In-soo | Eun-su | ||||
| Sook/Suk | Yeon-suk | Young-suk | Ye-sook | Won-suk | Yoon-suk | In-sook | Eun-sook | |||
| Sik/Shik | Young-shik | Yong-sik | Woo-shik | Won-sik | Yoon-sik | In-sik | Eun-sik | |||
| A/Ah | Yun-ah | Young-ah | Yoon-ah | Eun-ah | ||||||
| Yeon/Yun | Young-yeon | Woo-yeon | Yu-yeon | |||||||
| Young/Yeong | Ye-young | Woo-young | Won-young | Yu-young | Yoon-young | In-young | Eun-young | |||
| Ok | Yeong-ok | Won-ok | Yoon-ok | In-ok | Eun-ok | |||||
| Yong | Won-yong | In-yong | Eun-yong | |||||||
| Woo/Wu | Yeon-woo | Young-woo | Yong-woo | Won-woo | Yoon-woo | In-woo | Eun-woo | |||
| Wook | Young-wook | Yong-wook | In-wook | Eun-wook | ||||||
| Woong | Yeon-woong | Won-woong | In-woong | |||||||
| Yoon/Yun | Young-yun | |||||||||
| Won | Young-won | Ye-won | Woo-won | Yu-won | ||||||
| Il | Young-il | Yong-il | Woo-il | Won-il | Yoon-il | Eun-il | ||||
| Eun | Young-eun | Ye-eun | ||||||||
| Ja | Yeon-ja | Young-ja | Yong-ja | Won-ja | Yoon-ja | Eun-ja | ||||
| Jae | Yeon-jae | Young-jae | Yong-jae | Woo-jae | Won-jae | Yoo-jae | Yoon-jae | Eun-jae | ||
| Jung | Yeon-jung | Woo-jung | Won-jung | Yoo-jung | Yoon-jung | In-jung | Eun-jung | |||
| Joo/Ju | Yeon-ju | Young-joo | Woo-ju | Won-ju | Yoo-ju | Yoon-ju | Eun-ju | |||
| Joon/Jun | Young-jun | Ye-jun | Yong-jun | Woo-jun | Won-jun | Yoo-jun | Yoon-jun | In-jun | ||
| Ji | Yeon-ji | Young-ji | Ye-ji | Yoon-ji | Eun-ji | |||||
| Jin | Yeon-jin | Young-jin | Ye-jin | Yong-jin | Woo-jin | Won-jin | Yu-jin | Yoon-jin | Eun-jin | |
| Chul | Young-chul | Yong-chul | Woo-chul | Won-chul | Yoon-chul | In-chul | Eun-chul | |||
| Tae | Young-tae | Yong-tae | Woo-tae | Won-tae | Yoon-tae | In-tae | ||||
| Ha | Young-ha | Yong-ha | Yoon-ha | In-ha | Eun-ha | |||||
| Hyuk | Woo-hyuk | Yoon-hyuk | In-hyuk | Eun-hyuk | ||||||
| Hyun | Young-hyun | Yong-hyun | Woo-hyun | Yoo-hyun | ||||||
| Hye | Young-hye | Yoon-hye | In-hye | Eun-hye | ||||||
| Ho | Young-ho | Yong-ho | Won-ho | Yoon-ho | In-ho | |||||
| Hwa | Young-hwa | |||||||||
| Hwan | Young-hwan | Yong-hwan | ||||||||
| Hoon | Young-hoon | Ye-hoon | ||||||||
| Hee | Yeon-hee | Young-hee | Yong-hee | Woo-hee | Won-hee | Yoon-hee | Eun-hee |
J (ㅈ) and ch (ㅊ)
| First syllable → Second syllable ↓ |
Jae 재 (在載宰) |
Jung 정 (正政廷淨) |
Jong 종 (宗鍾鐘) |
Joo 주 (周珠柱) |
Joon 준 (俊準濬浚) |
Ji 지 (志知智) |
Jin 진 (眞珍晋鎭陳振禛) |
Chang 창 (昌彰昶) |
Chae 채 (彩) |
Chul 철 (哲喆) |
Chun 춘 (春) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyung | Jae-kyung | Jin-kyung | |||||||||
| Geun | Jae-geun | ||||||||||
| Gi | Joon-ki | Jin-gi | Chang-gi | ||||||||
| Nam | Jae-nam | Jung-nam | Jong-nam | ||||||||
| Mi | Ju-mi | Jin-mi | |||||||||
| Min | Jae-min | Jung-min | Jun-min | Ji-min | Chang-min | Cheol-min | |||||
| Bin | Jae-bin | Ji-bin | |||||||||
| Seok | Jae-suk | Jong-seok | Jun-seok | Ji-seok | Jin-suk | ||||||
| Seon/Sun | Jae-sun | Ji-sun | Jin-sun | ||||||||
| Seong/Sung | Jae-sung | Jun-sung | Ji-sung | Jin-sung | |||||||
| Soo/Su | Jung-soo | Jong-soo | Jun-su | Ji-su | Jin-soo | Chang-soo | Chul-soo | Chun-soo | |||
| Sook | Jae-sook | Jung-sook | Ji-sook | Jin-sook | |||||||
| Sik/Shik | Jae-sik | Jung-sik | Jong-sik | Joon-sik | Chang-sik | ||||||
| A/Ah | Jae-ah | Jung-ah | Joo-ah | Ji-ah | Jin-a | ||||||
| Yeon | Jung-yeon | Jong-yeon | Ju-yeon | Ji-yeon | |||||||
| Young | Jae-young | Ju-young | Jun-young | Ji-young | Jin-young | Chae-young | |||||
| Ok | Jung-ok | Jong-ok | Joo-ok | Jin-ok | |||||||
| Yong | Jae-yong | Jun-yong | Ji-yong | Jin-yong | |||||||
| Woo | Jae-woo | Jung-woo | Jong-woo | Jun-woo | Ji-woo | Jin-woo | Chang-woo | Chul-woo | |||
| Wook | Jae-wook | Jung-wook | Jun-wook | Jin-wook | Chang-wook | ||||||
| Woong | Jae-woong | Jun-woong | Ji-woong | Jin-woong | |||||||
| Yoon | Jae-yoon | Jung-yoon | Ju-yoon | Ji-yoon | Chae-yoon | ||||||
| Won | Jae-won | Jung-won | Joo-won | Ji-won | Chang-won | Chae-won | |||||
| Il | Jung-il | Jong-il | Joon-il | ||||||||
| Eun | Jae-eun | Jung-eun | Ju-eun | Ji-eun | Chae-eun | ||||||
| Ja | Jeong-ja | Chun-ja | |||||||||
| Jae | Jung-jae | Jun-jae | Chang-jae | ||||||||
| Jung | Jae-jung | Chul-jung | |||||||||
| Joo | Jung-joo | Jin-joo | |||||||||
| Joon/Jun | Jae-ju | Chang-jun | Chul-jun | ||||||||
| Ji | |||||||||||
| Jin | Jae-jin | Jung-jin | Jong-jin | Chang-jin | Chul-jin | ||||||
| Chul | Jae-chul | Jung-chul | Jong-chul | Joon-chul | Jin-chul | ||||||
| Tae | Jung-tae | Jun-tae | Ji-tae | Jin-tae | |||||||
| Ha | Jae-ha | Jong-ha | Joo-ha | Jun-ha | Ji-ha | Jin-ha | Chang-ha | ||||
| Hyuk | Jae-hyuk | Jung-hyuk | Jong-hyuk | Joo-hyuk | Jun-hyuk | Ji-hyuk | Jin-hyuk | ||||
| Hyun | Jae-hyun | Jung-hyun | Jong-hyun | Joo-hyun | Jun-hyun | Ji-hyun | Chang-hyun | ||||
| Hye | Ju-hye | Ji-hye | |||||||||
| Ho | Jae-ho | Jung-ho | Jong-ho | Ju-ho | Jun-ho | Ji-ho | Jin-ho | Chang-ho | Chul-ho | ||
| Hwa | Jung-hwa | Chun-hwa | |||||||||
| Hwan | Jae-hwan | Jung-hwan | Jong-hwan | Ju-hwan | Ji-hwan | Jin-hwan | Chang-hwan | ||||
| Hoon/Hun | Jae-hun | Jung-hun | Jong-hoon | Ji-hun | Chang-hoon | ||||||
| Hee | Jae-hee | Jung-hee | Jong-hee | Ju-hee | Joon-hee | Ji-hee | Jin-hee | Chang-hee | Chul-hee | Chun-hee |
T (ㅌ) and h (ㅎ)
| First syllable → Second syllable ↓ |
Tae 태 (泰太台) |
Ha 하 (河夏荷) |
Han 한 (漢翰瀚) |
Hae 해 (海解) |
Ho 호 (鎬浩虎昊) |
Hong 홍 (鴻洪弘) |
Hyo 효 (孝效曉) |
Hyun 현 (鉉賢顯炫) |
Hyung 형 (炯衡亨) |
Hye 혜 (惠慧) |
Hee 희 (熙喜希) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyung | Ho-kyung | Hyo-kyung | Hyun-kyung | Hye-kyung | Hee-kyung | ||||||
| Geun | |||||||||||
| Gi | Tae-gi | Hong-gi | Hyo-gi | Hyun-gi | Hyung-gi | ||||||
| Nam | Hae-nam | Hyo-nam | Hyung-nam | ||||||||
| Mi | Hyun-mi | Hye-mi | |||||||||
| Min | Tae-min | Ha-min | Hyo-min | Hyun-min | Hyung-min | Hye-min | |||||
| Bin | Ha-bin | Han-bin | Hae-bin | Hyo-bin | Hyun-bin | Hyung-bin | Hye-bin | ||||
| Seok/Suk | Tae-suk | Ho-seok | Hong-seok | Hyun-seok | Hyung-suk | Hee-suk | |||||
| Seon/Sun | Ha-sun | Hyo-sun | Hyun-sun | Hye-sun | Hee-sun | ||||||
| Seong/Sung | Tae-sung | Hae-seong | Ho-sung | Hyo-sung | Hyun-sung | Hye-sung | Hee-sung | ||||
| Soo/Su | Tae-su | Hyun-su | Hyung-su | Hye-su | Hee-soo | ||||||
| Sook | Hyun-sook | Hye-sook | |||||||||
| Sik/Shik | Tae-sik | Hong-sik | Hyun-sik | Hyung-sik | |||||||
| A/Ah | Hyun-ah | Hee-ah | |||||||||
| Yeon | Tae-yeon | Hyo-yeon | Hye-yeon | ||||||||
| Young | Tae-young | Ha-young | Hae-young | Ho-young | Hyun-young | Hye-young | Hee-young | ||||
| Ok | Hyun-ok | Hee-ok | |||||||||
| Yong | Tae-yong | Hee-yong | |||||||||
| Woo | Tae-woo | Hyun-woo | Hyung-woo | Hee-woo | |||||||
| Wook | Tae-wook | Hyun-wook | Hyung-wook | Hee-wook | |||||||
| Woong | Tae-woong | Hyun-woong | Hee-woong | ||||||||
| Yoon | Tae-yoon | Ha-yoon | Hae-yoon | Hye-yoon | Hee-yoon | ||||||
| Won | Tae-won | Hae-won | Hyo-won | Hyung-won | Hye-won | Hee-won | |||||
| Il | Tae-il | Hae-il | Hong-il | Hyung-il | |||||||
| Eun | Tae-eun | Ha-eun | Hyo-eun | Hye-eun | Hee-eun | ||||||
| Ja | Hong-ja | Hyun-ja | Hye-ja | Hee-ja | |||||||
| Jae | Hong-jae | Ho-jae | Hyun-jae | Hee-jae | |||||||
| Jung | Ho-jung | Hyo-jung | Hyun-jung | Hye-jung | Hee-jung | ||||||
| Joo/Ju | Tae-ju | Hae-ju | Hong-joo | Hyo-joo | Hyun-joo | Hyung-joo | Hye-ju | Hee-ju | |||
| Joon/Jun | Tae-jun | Ha-jun | Hae-jun | Ho-jun | Hong-jun | Hyo-jun | Hyun-jun | Hyung-joon | Hye-jun | Hee-joon | |
| Ji | Tae-ji | Hyun-ji | Hye-ji | ||||||||
| Jin | Tae-jin | Ha-jin | Hae-jin | Ho-jin | Hyo-jin | Hyun-jin | Hyung-jin | Hye-jin | Hee-jin | ||
| Chul | Hyun-chul | Hyung-chul | Hee-chul | ||||||||
| Tae | Hyun-tae | Hyung-tae | Hee-tae | ||||||||
| Ha | Tae-ha | ||||||||||
| Hyuk | |||||||||||
| Hyun | Tae-hyun | Ha-hyun | |||||||||
| Hye | |||||||||||
| Ho | Tae-ho | Hyun-ho | Hyung-ho | Hee-ho | |||||||
| Hwa | Tae-hwa | ||||||||||
| Hwan | Tae-hwan | ||||||||||
| Hoon/Hun | Tae-hoon | Ha-hoon | Hye-hoon | Hee-hoon | |||||||
| Hee | Tae-hee | Hyun-hee |
Native Korean names
| Native Korean names | |
| Hangul | 고유어 이름 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 固有語 이름 |
| Revised Romanization | Goyueo ireum |
| McCune–Reischauer | Koyuŏ irŭm |
Goyueo ireum are Korean given names which come from native Korean vocabulary, rather than Sino-Korean roots. These names have been used on occasion for centuries, but they only began to become widespread in South Korea in the late 20th century.[2][3] They do not have corresponding hanja, though in some cases, these names might be represented using hanja with the correct Korean pronunciation but an unrelated meaning (for example, 曙羅, with hanja meaning "sunlight" and "net", for Sora). However, this is not possible for all names; for example, for Ha-neul, there are no hanja with the reading "neul" (늘) on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[4]
Since the late 1970s, the frequency of parents giving their children names that are native Korean words, usually of two syllables, has increased. Popular given names of this sort include Haneul (하늘; "Heaven" or "Sky"), Areum (아름; "Beauty"), Iseul (이슬; "Dew") and Seulgi (슬기; "Wisdom").[5] Between 2008 and 2015, the proportion of such names among South Korean newborns rose from 3.5% to 7.7%. The most popular native names in 2015 were Hangyeol (한결; "Unity") for boys and Sarang (사랑; "Love") for girls.[6] Despite this trend away from traditional practice, people's names are still recorded in both hangul and hanja (if available) on official documents, in family genealogies, and so on.
| Common spelling | Sex | McCune– Reischauer |
Revised Romanisation | Hangul | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ga-ram | Unisex | Karam | Ga-ram | 가람 | River |
| Ga-eul | Feminine | Kaŭl | Ga-eul | 가을 | Autumn, fall |
| Gyeo-wool | Feminine | Kyŏul | Gyeo-ul | 겨울 | Winter |
| Go-eun | Feminine | Koŭn | Go-eun | 고은 | From goun (고운), meaning "delicate". |
| Gu-reum | Feminine | Gurŭm | Gu-reum | 구름 | Cloud |
| Gu-seul | Feminine | Gusŭl | Gu-seul | 구슬 | Glass bead, crystal ball, jewel |
| Geu-roo | Unisex | Gŭru | Geu-roo | 그루 | Trees |
| Kkot | Feminine | KKot | Kkot | 꽃 | Flower |
| Na-gil | Masculine | Nakil | Na-gil | 나길 | My way |
| Na-ra | Unisex | Nara | Na-ra | 나라 | Country, nation, kingdom |
| Narabit | Unisex | Narapit | Na-ra-bit | 나라빛 | Shining country, shining nation |
| Narauram | Masculine | Narauram | Na-ra-woo-ram | 나라우람 | Robust or vigorous country, robust or vigorous nation |
| Na-rae | Feminine | Narae | Na-rae | 나래 | From nal-gae (날개), meaning "wing". |
| Na-moo | Masculine | Namu | Na-mu | 나무 | From jeonnamu (전나무), meaning "fir". 나무 directly translates to "tree" in english. |
| Na-ri | Feminine | Nari | Na-ri | 나리 | Lily |
| Na-bom | Feminine | Napom | Na-bom | 나봄 | My spring |
| Na-bi | Feminine | Napi | Na-bi | 나비 | Butterfly |
| Na-bit | Feminine | Na-pit | Na-bit | 나빛 | My light |
| No-eul | Feminine | Noŭl | No-eul | 노을 | Sunset |
| Noo-ri | Unisex | Nuri | Nu-ri | 누리 | Ancient Korean variation of the word ubak (우박), meaning "hail". |
| Da-rae | Feminine | Tarae | Da-rae | 다래 | Fruit of the actinidiaceae. |
| Da-som | Feminine | Tasom | Da-som | 다솜 | Ancient Korean variation of the word sarang (사랑), meaning "love". |
| Dan-bi | Feminine | Talpi | Dan-bi | 단비 | Sweet rain, welcome rain, timely rain. |
| Dal | Masculine | Tal | Dal | 달 | Moon |
| Dal-rae | Feminine | Talrae | Dal-rae | 달래 | From dalraeda (달래다), meaning "soothing, lull". Also, Korean wild chive. |
| Dam-bi | Feminine | Tampi | Dam-bi | 담비 | Marten, sable |
| Du-ri | Unisex | Turi | Du-ri | 두리 | Two, couple |
| Ra-on | Feminine | Raon | Ra-on | 라온 | Ancient Korean variation of the word jeulgeoun (즐거운), meaning "joyful". |
| Ra-woom | Feminine | Raum | Ra-um | 라움 | From areumdaum (아름다운), meaning "beautiful". |
| Ma-ri | Feminine | Mari | Mari | 마리 | Ancient Korean version of the word choiseon (최선), meaning "the best". |
| Ma-eum | Feminine | Maŭm | Ma-eum | 마음 | Mind, heart |
| Mi-rae | Feminine | Mirae | Mi-rae | 미래 | Future |
| Mit-eum | Masculine | Mitŭm | Mit-eum | 믿음 | Belief, trust |
| Mindeulle | Feminine | Mindŭlre | Min-deul-re | 민들레 | Dandelion |
| Ba-da | Feminine | Pata | Ba-da | 바다 | Sea |
| Ba-ram | Unisex | Param | Ba-ram | 바람 | Wind |
| Beo-deul | Masculine | Pŏtŭl | Beo-deul | 버들 | From beodeunamu (버드나무), meaning "willow". |
| Byeol | Feminine | Pyŏl | Byeol | 별 | Star |
| Byeolbit | Feminine | Pyŏlpit | Byeol-bit | 별빛 | Starlight |
| Byeol-jji | Feminine | Pyŏl'tchi | Byeol-jji | 별찌 | North Korea word meaning "meteor". |
| Bom | Feminine | Pom | Bom | 봄 | Spring |
| Bo-da | Feminine | Poda | Bo-da | 보다 | From the verb boda (보다), meaning "to see, to look at". |
| Bo-ra | Feminine | Pora | Bo-ra | 보라 | Purple |
| Bo-ram | Feminine | Poram | Bo-ram | 보람 | Valuable, worthwhile |
| Bitgaram | Masculine | Pitkaram | Bit-ga-ram | 빛가람 | Shining river |
| Bit-na | Feminine | Pitna | Bit-na | 빛나 | Shining |
| Bi | Feminine | Pi | Bi | 비 | Rain |
| Sa-rang | Feminine | Sarang | Sa-rang | 사랑 | Love |
| Sandara | Feminine | Santara | San-da-ra | 산다라 | Wise, clever |
| Saem | Masculine | Saem | Saem | 샘 | Spring, fountain. |
| Sae-ron | Feminine | Saeron | Sae-ron | 새론 | From saeroun (새로운), meaning "new". |
| Sae-rom | Feminine | Saerom | Sae-rom | 새롬 | From saeroun (새로운), meaning "new". |
| Sae-byeok | Feminine | Saepyŏk | Sae-byeok | 새벽 | Dawn, daybreak |
| Saetbyeol | Feminine | Saetbyŏl | Saet-byeol | 샛별 | Morning star |
| So-ra | Feminine | Sora | So-ra | 소라 | Conch shell |
| So-ri | Feminine | Sori | So-ri | 소리 | Voice |
| Sol | Unisex | Sol | Sol | 솔 | Pine |
| Song-yi | Feminine | Songi | Song-i | 송이 | A bunch, a clump, a cluster, a group. |
| Seul-ki | Unisex | Sŭlgi | Seul-gi | 슬기 | Wisdom |
| Ah-ra | Feminine | Ara | Ah-ra | 아라 | From the verb ara (아라), meaning "to know, to be wise". |
| Ah-rong | Feminine | Arong | Ah-rong | 아롱 | Awkward |
| Ah-reum | Feminine | Arŭm | A-reum | 아름 | Beauty |
| Ah-ri | Feminine | Ari | Ah-ri | 아리 | Beloved |
| Yeo-reum | Feminine | Yŏrŭm | Yeo-reum | 여름 | Summer |
| Woo-ri | Unisex | Uri | U-ri | 우리 | We |
| Eu-tteum | Masculine | Ŭttŭm | Eu-tteum | 으뜸 | Basis, foundation, the best, the head, the top |
| I-seul | Feminine | Isŭl | I-seul | 이슬 | Dew |
| Ja-ram | Unisex | Charam | Ja-ram | 자람 | From the verb jarada, meaning "to grow". |
| Jo-eun | Feminine | Choŭn | Jo-eun | 조은 | From joheun (좋은), meaning "good". |
| Cho-rong | Feminine | Ch'orong | Cho-rong | 초롱 | Silk-covered lantern, also from the onomatopoeia chorong chorong (초롱초롱), meaning "sparkling" or "bright". |
| Ha-na | Feminine | Hana | Ha-na | 하나 | One |
| Ha-neul | Unisex | Hanŭl | Ha-neul | 하늘 | Sky |
| Ha-nui | Feminine | Hanŭi | Ha-nui | 하늬 | Westerly winds |
| Ha-da | Unisex | Hata | Ha-da | 하다 | From the verb hada (하다), meaning "to do". |
| Ha-ru | Unisex | Haru | Ha-ru | 하루 | Day |
| Ha-yan | Unisex | Hayan | Ha-yan | 하얀 | White, pure, pale |
| Han-gyeol | Masculine | Hankyŏl | Han-gyeol | 한결 | Unity |
| Han-gil | Masculine | Hankil | Han-gil | 한길 | One way |
| Han-wool | Unisex | Hanul | Han-ul | 한울 | Ancient Korean variation of the word haneul (하늘), meaning "heavenly". |
| Haet-sal | Feminine | Haetsal | Haet-sal | 햇살 | Sunlight |
| Haet-bit | Feminine | Haetbit | Haetpit | 햇빛 | Sunshine |
| Him-chan | Masculine | Himch'an | Him-chan | 힘찬 | Strong |
There are also some mixed names: those in which a single name contains both a Sino-Korean element and a native Korean element.
| Common spelling | Sex | McCune– Reischauer |
Revised Romanisation | Hangul | Sino-Korean part | Native Korean part |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eun-byul | Feminine | Ŭnbyŏl | Eun-byeol | 은별 | 銀, 恩 | star (별) |
| Eun-bi | Feminine | Ŭnbi | Eun-bi | 은비 | 銀, 恩 | rain (비) |
Other names
This section is for names not included in the above sections. Names are listed in South Korean hangul alphabetical order.
| Common spelling | Sex | McCune– Reischauer |
Revised Romanisation | Hangul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ga-young | Feminine | Kayŏng | Ga-yeong | 가영 |
| Kang-min | Masculine | Kangmin | Gangmin | 강민 |
| Kyung-gu | Masculine | Kyŏng'gu | Gyeong-gu | 경구 |
| Kyung-lim | Unisex | Kyŏngnim | Gyeong-nim | 경님 |
| Kyung-mo | Masculine | Kyŏngmo | Gyeong-mo | 경모 |
| Kyung-wan | Unisex | Kyŏng'wan | Gyeong-wan | 경완 |
| Kyung-taek | Masculine | Kyŏngtaek | Gyeong-taek | 경택 |
| Kwang-jo | Masculine | Kwangjo | Gwang-jo | 광조 |
| Na-young | Feminine | Nayŏng | Na-yeong | 나영 |
| Nam-kyu | Masculine | Namgyu | Nam-gyu | 남규 |
| Nam-sun | Unisex | Namsun | Nam-sun | 남순 |
| Deok-su | Masculine | Tŏksu | Deok-su | 덕수 |
| Dong-gun | Masculine | Tong'gŏn | Dong-geon | 동건 |
| Mu-yeol | Masculine | Muyŏl | Mu-yeol | 무열 |
| Mu-young | Masculine | Muyŏng | Mu-yeong | 무영 |
| Mi-ran | Feminine | Miran | Mi-ran | 미란 |
| Min-seo | Feminine | Minsŏ | Min-seo | 민서 |
| Byung-hun | Masculine | Pyŏnghŏn | Byeongheon | 병헌 |
| Seong-han | Masculine | Sŏnghan | Seong-han | 성한 |
| Sook-ja | Feminine | Sukja | Suk-ja | 숙자 |
| Seung-heon | Masculine | Sŭng'hŏn | Seung-heon | 승헌 |
| Ae-jung | Feminine | Aejŏng | Ae-jeong | 애정 |
| Yeo-jin | Feminine | Yŏjin | Yeo-jin | 여진 |
| Young-shin | Unisex | Yŏng'sin | Yeong-sin | 영신 |
| Young-ae | Feminine | Yŏng'ae | Yeong-ae | 영애 |
| Oh-seong | Masculine | Osŏng | O-seong | 오성 |
| Yo-han | Masculine | Yohan | Yo-han | 요한 |
| Yu-ri | Feminine | Yuri | Yu-ri | 유리 |
| Eun-chae | Feminine | Ŭnchae | Eun-chae | 은채 |
| Yi-kyung | Feminine | Yigyǒng | Yi-gyeong | 이경 |
| Yi-soo | Masculine | Yisu | Yi-su | 이수 |
| Il-sung | Masculine | Ilsǒng | Ilseong | 일성 |
| Ja-kyung | Unisex | Chagyŏng | Ja-gyeong | 자경 |
| Jang-mi | Feminine | Changmi | Jangmi | 장미 |
| Jae-gyu | Unisex | Chaegyu | Jaegyu | 재규 |
| Jae-beom | Masculine | Chaebŏm | Jaebeom | 재범 |
| Jae-seop | Masculine | Chaesŏp | Jaeseop | 재섭 |
| Jae-shin | Unisex | Chaesin | Jaesin | 재신 |
| Jae-in | Unisex | Chaein | Jaein | 재인 |
| Ji-hae | Unisex | Chihae | Ji-hae | 지해 |
| Chul-soon | Masculine | Ch'ŏlsun | Cheol-sun | 철순 |
| Chi-won | Masculine | Ch'iwŏn | Chi-won | 치원 |
| Hyun-seung | Masculine | Hyŏnsŭng | Hyeonseung | 현승 |
| Hye-rin | Feminine | Hyerin | Hye-rin | 혜린 |
| Hye-rim | Feminine | Hyerim | Hye-rim | 혜림 |
Single-syllable names
| Common spelling | Sex | McCune– Reischauer |
Revised Romanisation | Hangul | Hanja |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gun | Masculine | Kŏn | Geon | 건 | 建, 乾, 件, 健 |
| Kwang | Masculine | Kwang | Gwang | 광 | 光, 廣 |
| Lin | Feminine | Rin | Rin | 린 | 鄰, 潾, 璘 |
| Sang | Unisex | Sang | Sang | 상 | 常, 箱, 裳 |
| Seong | Unisex | Sŏng | Seong | 성 | 星 |
| Eun | Unisex | Ŭn | Eun | 은 | 垠 |
| Jae | Unisex | Chae | Jae | 재 | 再, 載 |
| Ji | Unisex | Chi | Ji | 지 | 知, 智, 志 |
| Woong | Masculine | Ung | Ung | 웅 | 雄, 熊 |
| Chul | Masculine | Ch'ŏl | Cheol | 철 | 鐵, 哲, 喆, 澈, 徹 |
| Hyuk | Masculine | Hyŏk | Hyeok | 혁 | 赫, 奕 |
| Hyun | Unisex | Hyŏn | Hyeon | 현 | 玄, 現, 賢 |
| Ho | Masculine | Ho | Ho | 호 | 虎, 皓 |
| Hoon | Masculine | Hun | Hun | 훈 | 訓, 勳 |
See also
References
- "한국에서 가장 긴 이름은?" [What's the longest name in Korea?]. Hankyoreh. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- 金文昌 [Kim Mun-chang] (1991). "고유어식 사람 이름에 대하여" [Regarding old Korean-style personal names]. 《새국어생활》. 1 (1). Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- Jeon, Su-tae (19 October 2009). "사람 이름 짓기" [Making a name]. The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- Jeon, Su-tae (19 October 2009). "사람 이름 짓기" [Making a name]. The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- 신생아 인기 이름 '민준·서연'…드라마 영향? [Popular names for newborns: Min-jun and Seo-yeon ... the effect of TV dramas?]. Seoul Broadcasting System. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
신생아에게 한글 이름을 지어주는 경우는 2008년 전체의 3.5%에서 지난해에는 두 배가 넘는 7.7%에 달했습니다. 가장 많이 사용된 한글 이름은 남자는 '한결', 여자는 '사랑'이었습니다.
Further reading
- Korean personal names. United States: Central Intelligence Agency. 1962. OCLC 453054.
- Price, Fiona (2007). "Chapter 6: Korean names". Success with Asian names: a practical guide for business and everyday life. Intercultural Press. ISBN 9781857883787.
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