Korean Names

BORA (3)   보라   f   Korean
Means "purple" in Korean.

BYEONG-HO   병호, 炳浩, 炳昊   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 炳 (byeong) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" combined with 浩 (ho) meaning "great, numerous, vast" or 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

BYUNG-HO   병호, 炳浩, 炳昊   m   Korean
Variant transcription of BYEONG-HO.

CHAE-WON   채원, 采原   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 采 (chae) meaning "collect, gather, pluck" combined with 原 (won) meaning "source, origin, beginning". Other hanja combinations are possible.

DAE-JUNG   대중, 大中   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 大 (dae) meaning "big, great, vast, large, high" combined with 中 (jung) meaning "middle". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well. A notable bearer was South Korean president Kim Dae-jung (1924-2009).

DONG-GEUN   동근, 東根   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" and 根 (geun) meaning "root, foundation", as well as other hanja character combinations.

DO-YUN   도윤, 道允   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 道 (do) meaning "path, road, way" and 允 (yun) meaning "allow, consent", as well as other hanja character combinations.

DURI   두리   f & m   Korean
Means "two" in Korean (Gyeongsang dialect).

EUN   은, 恩, 銀   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 (eun) meaning "silver, money", as well as other hanja characters which are pronounced in the same way. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

EUN-JEONG   은정, 恩廷, 恩婷, 慇婷   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 慇 (eun) meaning "careful, anxious, attentive" combined with 廷 (jeong) meaning "court" or 婷 (jeong) meaning "pretty, graceful". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

EUN-JI   은지, 恩智, 恩地   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" combined with 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 地 (ji) meaning "earth, soil, ground". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

EUN-JUNG   은정, 恩廷, 恩婷, 慇婷   f & m   Korean
Variant transcription of EUN-JEONG.

EUN-YEONG   은영, 恩英   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

EUN-YOUNG   은영, 恩英   f   Korean
Variant transcription of EUN-YEONG.

GYEONG   경, 京, 景, 敬   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", or other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

GYEONG-HUI   경희, 敬姬   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" and 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

GYEONG-JA   경자, 慶子, 敬子   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 慶 (gyeong) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" or 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". This name can be formed of other hanja character combinations as well. Korean feminine names ending with the character 子 (a fashionable name suffix in Japan, read as -ko in Japanese) became less popular after Japanese rule of Korea ended in 1945.

GYEONG-SUK   경숙, 京淑   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city" and 淑 (suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

HA-JUN   하준, 夏准   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand" combined with 准 (jun) meaning "approve, permit". This name can be formed by other hanja characters as well.

HANA (4)   하나   f   Korean
Means "one" in Korean.

HANEUL   하늘   m & f   Korean
Means "heaven, sky" in Korean.

HA-YUN   하윤, 昰昀   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 昰 (ha) meaning "summer, name" combined with 昀 (yun) meaning "sunlight". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

HWAN   환, 煥   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 煥 (hwan) meaning "shining, brilliant, lustrous" or other characters which are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character.

HYE   혜, 慧, 惠   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent" or other characters which are pronounced in the same way. Although it does appear rarely as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character. A notable bearer was a 6th-century king of Baekje.

HYE-JIN   혜진, 慧珍, 惠珍   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 珍 (jin) meaning "precious, rare". This name can be formed by a variety of other hanja character combinations as well.

HYEON   현, 賢, 顯   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or other characters which are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

HYEON-JEONG   현정, 賢廷, 炫貞   f & m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter" combined with 廷 (jeong) meaning "court" or 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

HYEON-JU   현주, 賢珠, 賢周   f & m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" and 珠 (ju) meaning "jewel, pearl". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

HYEON-U   현우, 賢祐, 顯雨   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 顯 (hyeon) meaning "manifest, clear" combined with 祐 (u) meaning "divine intervention, protection" or 雨 (u) meaning "rain". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

HYUN   현, 賢, 顯   m & f   Korean
Variant transcription of HYEON.

HYUN-JOO   현주, 賢珠, 賢周   f & m   Korean
Variant transcription of HYEON-JU.

HYUN-JUNG   현정, 賢廷, 炫貞   f & m   Korean
Variant transcription of HYEON-JEONG.

HYUN-WOO   현우, 賢祐, 顯雨   m   Korean
Variant transcription of HYEON-U.

IL-SEONG   일성, 日成   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 日 (il) meaning "sun, day" and 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded". Other hanja character combinations are possible. A notable bearer was Kim Il-sung (1912-1994), the first leader of North Korea.

ISEUL   이슬   f & m   Korean
Means "dew" in Korean.

JEONG   정, 靜, 貞, 正   f & m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", as well as other characters which are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

JEONG-HO   정호, 正好, 正浩   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" combined with 好 (ho) meaning "good, excellent" or 浩 (ho) meaning "great, numerous, vast". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

JEONG-HUI   정희, 正姬, 靜姬, 正熙   f & m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" or 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" combined with 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty" or 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

JEONG-HUN   정훈, 正勛   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" and 勛 (hun) meaning "meritorious deed, rank", as well as other hanja character combinations.

JEONG-SUK   정숙, 貞淑, 正淑   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" or 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" combined with 淑 (suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming". Other hanja combinations are possible.

JI   지, 智   m & f   Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. Although it does appear rarely as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character.

JI-EUN   지은, 枝恩, 知恩, 志恩   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 枝 (ji) meaning "branch, limb", 知 (ji) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" or 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

JI-HOON   지훈, 智勛, 志勛   m   Korean
Variant transcription of JI-HUN.

JI-HU   지후, 智厚   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 厚 (hu) meaning "thick". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

JI-HUN   지훈, 智勛, 志勛   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 勛 (hun) meaning "meritorious deed, rank". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

JI-HYE   지혜, 智慧   f   Korean
From a Sino-Korean compound meaning "wisdom", formed of the hanja characters 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

JI-MIN   지민, 志旼, 智敏, 志珉   f & m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

JI-U   지우, 芝雨, 志宇   f & m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 芝 (ji) meaning "sesame" or 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 雨 (u) meaning "rain" or 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, universe". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

JI-WOO   지우, 芝雨, 志宇   f & m   Korean
Variant transcription of JI-U.

JI-YEONG   지영, 智英, 知榮   f & m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 知 (ji) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" combined with 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper". Many other hanja character combinations are possible.

JI-YOUNG   지영, 智英, 知榮   f & m   Korean
Variant transcription of JI-YEONG.

JI-YU   지유, 智裕   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

JONG   정, 靜, 貞, 正   f & m   Korean
Variant transcription of JEONG.

JONG-SU   종수, 宗秀   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 宗 (jong) meaning "lineage, ancestry" and 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding", as well as other combinations of hanja characters with the same pronunciations.

JOON   준, 俊   m   Korean
Variant transcription of JUN (1).

JOON-HO   준호, 俊鎬, 俊昊   m   Korean
Variant transcription of JUN-HO.

JOO-WON   주원, 周元, 周媛   m & f   Korean
Variant transcription of JU-WON.

JUN (1)   준, 俊   m & f   Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" (which is usually only masculine) or 军 (jūn) meaning "army" (also usually only masculine). This is also a single-character Korean name, often from the hanja 俊 meaning "talented, handsome". This name can be formed by other characters besides those shown here.

JUNG   정, 靜, 貞, 正   f & m   Korean
Variant transcription of JEONG.

JUNG-HEE   정희, 正姬, 靜姬, 正熙   f & m   Korean
Variant transcription of JEONG-HUI.

JUNG-HOON   정훈, 正勛   m   Korean
Variant transcription of JEONG-HUN.

JUNG-SOOK   정숙, 貞淑, 正淑   f   Korean
Variant transcription of JEONG-SUK.

JUN-HO   준호, 俊鎬, 俊昊   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome" combined with 鎬 (ho) meaning "stove, bright" or 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

JUN-SEO   준서, 俊舒, 俊瑞   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome" combined with 舒 (seo) meaning "open up, unfold, comfortable, easy" or 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

JU-WON   주원, 周元, 周媛   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 周 (ju) meaning "circumference" combined with 元 (won) meaning "first, origin" or 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

KYUNG   경, 京, 景, 敬   m & f   Korean
Variant transcription of GYEONG.

KYUNG-HEE   경희, 敬姬   f   Korean
Variant transcription of GYEONG-HUI.

KYUNG-JA   경자, 慶子, 敬子   f   Korean
Variant transcription of GYEONG-JA.

KYUNG-SOOK   경숙, 京淑   f   Korean
Variant transcription of GYEONG-SUK.

MI-GYEONG   미경, 美京, 美景   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 京 (gyeong) meaning "capitol city" or 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view". Other hanja combinations are possible.

MI-KYUNG   미경, 美京, 美景   f   Korean
Variant transcription of MI-GYEONG.

MIN   민, 敏, 旼, 民, 旻, 珉   m & f   Chinese, Korean
From 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens", or other Chinese/Sino-Korean characters which are pronounced similarly.

MIN-JI   민지, 敏智, 敏知   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 知 (ji) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend". Other hanja combinations are possible.

MIN-JUN   민준, 敏俊, 旼俊   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable" combined with 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome". Other hanja combinations are possible.

MIN-SEO   민서, 民徐, 敏序   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 徐 (seo) meaning "slowly, calmly, composed, dignified" or 序 (seo) meaning "series, sequence". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

MIN-SU   민수, 民秀, 旼洙   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" or 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable" combined with 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" or 洙 (su), which refers to a river in China. Other hanja combinations are possible.

MI-SUK   미숙, 美淑   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 淑 (suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming", as well as other combinations of hanja characters with the same pronunciations.

MYEONG   숙, 明   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, clear" or other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. Although it does appear rarely as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character.

MYEONG-SUK   숙숙, 明淑   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 淑 (suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming". Other hanja combinations are possible.

MYUNG   숙, 明   m & f   Korean
Variant transcription of MYEONG.

NARI   나리   f   Korean
Means "lily" in Korean.

PYONG-HO   병호, 炳浩, 炳昊   m   Korean
Variant transcription of BYEONG-HO.

SANG   상, 常, 尚   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 常 (sang) meaning "common, frequent, regular" or other characters which are pronounced similarly.

SANG-HUN   상훈, 尚勛   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 尚 (sang) meaning "still, yet" combined with 勛 (hun) meaning "meritorious deed, rank". Other hanja characters can form this name as well.

SEO-HYEON   서현, 瑞賢   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

SEO-HYUN   서현, 瑞賢   f   Korean
Variant transcription of SEO-HYEON.

SEO-JOON   서준, 瑞俊, 舒俊   m   Korean
Variant transcription of SEO-JUN.

SEO-JUN   서준, 瑞俊, 舒俊   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 舒 (seo) meaning "open up, unfold, comfortable, easy" combined with 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

SEOK   석, 石, 錫   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 石 (seok) meaning "stone" or 錫 (seok) meaning "tin", as well as other characters which are pronounced the same way.

SEONG   성, 成, 盛   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded", as well as other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. Although it does appear as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character.

SEONG-HO   성호, 成鎬, 盛晧   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 盛 (seong) meaning "abundant, flourishing" combined with 鎬 (ho) meaning "stove, bright" or 晧 (ho) meaning "daybreak, bright". Many other hanja character combinations are possible.

SEONG-HUN   성훈, 成勛   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" combined with 勛 (hun) meaning "meritorious deed, rank". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well.

SEONG-HYEON   성현, 成鉉   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" combined with 鉉 (hyeon), which refers to a device used to lift a tripod cauldron. Other hanja character combinations are possible.

SEONG-JIN   성진, 成震, 星鎭   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 星 (seong) meaning "star, planet" combined with 鎭 (jin) meaning "town, marketplace" or 震 (jin) meaning "shake, tremor, excite". Other hanja character combinations are also possible.

SEONG-MIN   성민, 成敏, 性旻   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 性 (seong) meaning "nature, character, sex" combined with 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旻 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp". Many other hanja character combinations are possible.

SEONG-SU   성수, 成洙, 聖洙   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, sacred" combined with 洙 (su), which refers to a river in China. Many other hanja character combinations are possible.

SEO-YEON   서연, 瑞姢   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 姢 (yeon) meaning "beautiful, graceful", besides other hanja character combinations.

SEO-YUN   서윤, 瑞潤   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 潤 (yun) meaning "soft, sleek", as well as other hanja character combinations.

SEUNG   승, 昇, 勝, 承   m & f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 昇 (seung) meaning "rise, ascent", 勝 (seung) meaning "victory, excel" or 承 (seung) meaning "inherit", as well as other characters which are pronounced similarly.

SI-U   시우, 始祐, 始雨   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 始 (si) meaning "begin, start" combined with 祐 (u) meaning "divine intervention, protection" or 雨 (u) meaning "rain". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

SI-WOO   시우, 始祐, 始雨   m   Korean
Variant transcription of SI-U.

SOO-JIN   수진, 收眞, 壽珍   f & m   Korean
Variant transcription of SU-JIN.

SU-BIN   수빈, 秀斌   f & m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with 斌 (bin) meaning "refined". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

SU-JIN   수진, 收眞, 壽珍   f & m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 收 (su) meaning "gather, harvest" or 壽 (su) meaning "long life, lifespan" combined with 眞 (jin) meaning "real, genuine" or 珍 (jin) meaning "precious, rare". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

SUK   석, 石, 錫   m   Korean
Variant transcription of SEOK.

SUK-JA   숙자, 淑子   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 淑 (suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" and 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja characters can form this name as well. Korean feminine names ending with the character 子 (a fashionable name suffix in Japan, read as -ko in Japanese) declined in popularity after 1945 when Korea was liberated from Japanese rule.

SUNG   성, 成, 盛   m & f   Korean
Variant transcription of SEONG.

SUNG-HO   성호, 成鎬, 盛晧   m   Korean
Variant transcription of SEONG-HO.

SUNG-HOON   성훈, 成勛   m   Korean
Variant transcription of SEONG-HUN.

SUNG-HYUN   성현, 成鉉   m & f   Korean
Variant transcription of SEONG-HYEON.

SUNG-JIN   성진, 成震, 星鎭   m   Korean
Variant transcription of SEONG-JIN.

SUNG-MIN   성민, 成敏, 性旻   m & f   Korean
Variant transcription of SEONG-MIN.

SUNG-SOO   성수, 成洙, 聖洙   m   Korean
Variant transcription of SEONG-SU.

U-JIN   우진, 宇眞, 佑鎭   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, universe" or 佑 (u) meaning "help, protect, bless" combined with 眞 (jin) meaning "real, genuine" or 鎭 (jin) meaning "town, market place". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

WOO-JIN   우진, 宇眞, 佑鎭   m   Korean
Variant transcription of U-JIN.

YE-JUN   예준, 藝俊   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye) meaning "art, talent, craft" combined with 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome", as well as other hanja combinations.

YEONG   영, 英, 榮, 永, 映   f & m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", as well as other hanja characters which are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name. This name was borne by Jang Yeong-sil (where Jang is the surname), a 15th-century Korean scientist and inventor.

YEONG-CHEOL   영철, 永哲   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) meaning "perpetual, eternal" combined with 哲 (cheol) meaning "wise, sage". Other hanja combinations are possible.

YEONG-GI   영기, 榮起   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" and 起 (gi) meaning "rise, stand up, begin". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

YEONG-HO   영호, 英浩, 泳浩, 映皓   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 映 (yeong) meaning "reflect light" or 泳 (yeong) meaning "dive, swim" combined with 浩 (ho) meaning "great, numerous, vast" or 皓 (ho) meaning "bright, luminous, clear, hoary". Other hanja combinations are possible.

YEONG-HUI   영희, 英姬, 英嬉, 泳姬   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 泳 (yeong) meaning "dive, swim" combined with 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty" or 嬉 (hui) meaning "enjoy, play". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

YEONG-HWAN   영환, 永煥, 泳煥   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) meaning "perpetual, eternal" or 泳 (yeong) meaning "dive, swim" combined with 煥 (hwan) meaning "shining, brilliant, lustrous". Other hanja combinations are possible as well.

YEONG-JA   영자, 英子   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" and 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well. Feminine names ending with the character 子 (a fashionable name suffix in Japan, read as -ko in Japanese) were popular in Korea during the period of Japanese rule (1910-1945). After liberation this name and others like it declined in popularity.

YEONG-SU   영수, 永壽   m   Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) meaning "perpetual, eternal" and 壽 (su) meaning "long life, lifespan", as well as other hanja character combinations.

YEONG-SUK   영숙, 英淑   f   Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" and 淑 (suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

YONG   용, 勇   m & f   Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave" or 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal". This can also be a single-character Korean name, for example from the hanja 勇 meaning "brave". This name can be formed by other characters besides those listed here.

YOUNG   영, 英, 榮, 永, 映   f & m   Korean
Variant transcription of YEONG.

YOUNG-GI   영기, 榮起   m   Korean
Variant transcription of YEONG-GI.

YOUNG-HEE   영희, 英姬, 英嬉, 泳姬   f   Korean
Variant transcription of YEONG-HUI.

YOUNG-HO   영호, 英浩, 泳浩, 映皓   m   Korean
Variant transcription of YEONG-HO.

YOUNG-JA   영자, 英子   f   Korean
Variant transcription of YEONG-JA.

YOUNG-SOO   영수, 永壽   m   Korean
Variant transcription of YEONG-SU.

YOUNG-SOOK   영숙, 英淑   f   Korean
Variant transcription of YEONG-SUK.