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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Korean
Scripts 규리(Korean Hangul) 奎利, 奎理, 奎里, 奎璃, 圭俐, 珪利, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Other Forms FormsKyu-ri
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage," 理 (ri) meaning "govern, rule; repair; notice, find," 里 (ri) meaning "village," 璃 (ri) meaning "jewel" or 俐 (ri) meaning "smart, intelligent," among other hanja combinations.Female bearers of this name include actress Kim Gyu-ri, born Kim Min-seon (1979-), and singer, actress, and radio personality Park Gyu-ri (1988-), who was a member of South Korean girl group Kara.