This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Korean.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
AHNJONG 安宗, 안종 m KoreanCombination of the name elements
ahn meaning "tranquility" and
jong meaning, "lineage, ancestry."
A-HYEON 아현, 雅賢, 亜賢 f & m KoreanCombination of an
a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 亜 meaning "next, second," and a
hyeon hanja, e.g. 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."
A-IN 아인, 亞仁, 妸仁 f & m KoreanCombination of an
a hanja, like 亞 meaning "next, second" or 妸 meaning "beautiful," and an
in hanja, e.g. 仁 meaning "benevolent, kind, virtuous."
A-JIN 아진, 雅真, 娥珍, 娥鎭 f & m KoreanCombination of an
a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," and a
jin hanja, such as 真 meaning "true, real, genuine," 珍 meaning "treasure" or 鎭 meaning "quellable."
A-JUN 아준, 娥俊, 娥埈, 娥峻, 雅俊 m & f KoreanCombination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful" or 雅 meaning "clean, pure," and a
jun hanja, such as 俊 meaning "talented, capable; handsome," 埈 or 峻, both meaning "high, tall; steep."
A-MIN 아민, 娥珉, 娥旼, 娥旻, 娥民 f & m KoreanCombination of an
a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful" or 雅 meaning "clean, pure," and a
min hanja, such as 珉 meaning "gem," 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful," 旻 meaning "sky" or 民 meaning "people."
ARI 아리, 雅利, 䢝里 f & m Korean (Modern)From the first part of adjective 아리땁다
(arittapda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful." It can also be written with hanja, combining an
a hanja, such as 雅 meaning "clean, pure; right, straight, correct; elegant, graceful" or 䢝 "second, next," with a
ri hanja, like 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 里 meaning "village."
BAE 배 f & m KoreanMeans ''inspiration''. Can be used as standalone name.
BAEK-HO 백호, 白虎 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 白虎
(baek-ho), referring to a white tiger, also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations which represents the west and the autumn season. This makes it cognate with Japanese
Byakko.... [
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BAEK-HYEON 백현 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 伯 "older brother" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".
BALGEUM 밝음 f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From the verbal noun of adjective 밝다
(bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare
Balgeun).
BALGEUN 밝은 f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From the present determiner form of of adjective 밝다
(bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare
Balgeum).
BARAM 바람 m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 바람
(baram) meaning either "wind, air" or "desire, expectation, hope." The first word may have well been borrowed from Old Chinese 風
(*plum(s)) while the second word is derived from the verbal noun of verb 바라다
(barada) meaning "to wish that something was the case."
BEOM-GYU 범규, 範奎 m KoreanCombination of a
beom hanja, e.g. 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," and a
gyu hanja, e.g. 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride."
BEOM-SEOK 범석, 範錫, 範奭, 凡錫, 汎錫 m KoreanCombination of a
beom hanja, like 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 汎 "large, big, extensive," and a
seok hanja, such as 錫 meaning "tin; copper" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing."
BEOM-SU 범수, 範洙, 範守, 凡秀, 犯洙 m KoreanCombination of a
beom hanja, like 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 犯 "invasion, violation," and a
su hanja, such as 洙 meaning "riverside," 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional" or 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule."
BINNA 빛나 f & m Korean (Modern)From the stem of verb 빛나다
(binnada) meaning "to shine," effectively a combination of
BIT and verb 나다
(nada) meaning "to be born; to appear, arise; to break/come out; to grow, spread."
BO-BAE 보배, 寳培, 寳䔒, 甫培, 㻉培 f & m KoreanFrom Korean 보배
(bobae) meaning "treasure," shifted from Middle Korean 보ㅂᆡ
(popoy), from Sino-Korean 寶貝. Other hanja used for this naem include 寶
(bo) meaning "treasure," 甫
(bo) meaning "big; beginning," 㻉
(bo) meaning "jade," 培
(bae) meaning "culture, cultivation; education," 䔒
(bae) meaning "bud" and 拜
(bae) meaning "prostration; bending, stooping."
BO-GYEONG 보경 f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" (
bo), and 炅 "brilliance" or 璟 "luster of gem" (
gyeong).
BO-HUI 보희 f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 甫 (
bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (
bo) meaning "wide, large" and 姬 (
hui) meaning" "beauty; imperial concubine" or 熙 (
hui) meaning "bright, splendid." A famous bearer is South Korean actress Lee Bo-hee (1959-).
BONG-JU 봉주 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy" and 柱 "pillar, post; support". A famous bearer is South Korean marathoner Lee Bong-ju (1970-).
BONGSEOK 봉석 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy" and 錫 meaning "tin; copper" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing." Other combinations are possible
BORAM 보람, 寳濫, 寳蘫, 寳覽, 保濫 f & m KoreanFrom native Korean 보람
(boram) meaning "fruitful, useful, worthwhile."... [
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BO-SEON 보선 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 潽 "boiling water spilling out" and 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind".
BO-YEON 보연 f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 普 "universal, general, widespread" (
bo), and 娟 "beautiful, graceful" or 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep" (
yeon).
BYEONG-CHEOL 병철 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 秉 "grasp, hold; bundle; authority" and 哲 "wise, sagacious". A famous bearer is South Korean businessman Lee Byung-chul (1910-1987), founder of the Samsung Group.
BYEONG-SU 병수 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 炳 "bright, luminous; glorious" and 守 "defend, protect, guard, conserve". A famous bearer is South Korean footballer Yoo Byung-soo (1988-).
BYUNG-CHAN 병찬 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 秉 means 'grasp,hold;bundle;authority' 燦 means 'vivid,illuminating;bright'
BYUNG-HEE 병희, 秉熙, 丙熙 m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 秉
(byeong) meaning "grasp, hold", "bundle", or "authority" or 丙
(byeong) "third" combined with 熙
(hui) "bright, splendid, glorious". Other hanja combinations are possible.
CHAE-BEOM m Korean采 (chae) meaning "collect, gather, pluck" or 彩 (chae) meaning "colour" combined with 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 犯 "invasion, violation,"
CHANBIT 찬빛 m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)From Korean 찬빛
(chanbit) meaning "luminescence," a combination of the present determiner form of verb 차다
(chada) meaning "to fill" and
BIT (compare
Bitchan).
CHANGBOK 창복 f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".
CHANG-GYUN 창균 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 均 "equal, even, fair; all, also".
CHANGHEON 창헌 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and the sino-korean 獻 (heon) meaning "to show, display, offer, present"
CHANGHYUN 창현 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 昶 "a long day; bright; extended; clear" or 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able".
CHANG-MIN 창민 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 昶 "a long day; bright; extended; clear" or 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" (
chang), and 暋 "strong, robust, tough" or 珉 "stone resembling jade" (
min). A famous bearer is South Korean singer Shim Chang-min (1988-).
CHANGSEOK 창석 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 碩 "great, eminent; large, big".
CHANG-SEOP 창섭 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 燮 "harmonize, blend; adjust".
CHANGYUN 챙윤 m Korean (Modern)Means "creative ability". Changyun is also a popular singer in South Korea under groups SHU-I and ZEUS.
CHANHO 찬호 m KoreanFrom the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" or 豪 "brave, heroic, chivalrous" (ho)
CHAN-HYEOK 찬혁 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 燦 "vivid, illuminating; bright" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".
CHANMIN 찬민 m KoreanFrom the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and and 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky," among other hanja combinations.
CHAN-SEONG 찬성 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 燦 "vivid, illuminating; bright" and 盛 "abundant, flourishing".
CHANSOL 찬솔 m & f Korean (Modern)From a combination of the present determiner form of verb 차다
(chada) meaning "to fill" and
Sol.
CHAN-U 찬우 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 燦 (
chan) "vivid, illuminating; bright" and 佑 (
u) "help, protect, bless".
CHANWOO 찬우 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 燦 "vivid, illuminating; bright" and 祐 "divine intervention, protection" or 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" (u).
CHAN-YEOL 찬열 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 燦 (
chan) "vivid, illuminating; bright" and 烈 (
yeol) "fiery, violent, vehement, ardent". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Park Chan-yeol (1992-).
CHAOREUM 차오름 m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)From the verbal noun of verb 차오르다
(chaoreuda) meaning "to rise, fill up," effectively a combination of the stem of verb 차다
(chada) meaning "to fill" and verb 오르다
(oreuda) meaning "to go up."
CHAWOONG 차웅 m KoreanFrom 차 meaning "beleza" "bondade" and and 雄 "male of species; hero; manly".
CHEOLMIN 철민 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 鐵 "iron", 哲 "bright", "keen", 澈 "pure", 撤 "to harvest", "to achieve", 轍 "wheel track", 綴 "to weave", 凸 "convex", "to protrude", 輟 "to stop", 悊 "wise", or 瞮 "sharp eyesight" and From 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky,".
CHEOL-SU 철수 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 哲 (
cheol) "wise, sagacious" and 秀 (
su) "ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful".
CHIL-HYEON 칠현 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 七 "seven" and 炫 "shine, glitter; show off, flaunt".
CHI-WON 치원, 致遠 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 致
(chi) meaning "send, deliver, present" combined with 遠
(won) meaning "distant, remote, far". Other hanja combinations are possible.
CHOI-GI 최기, 最基 m Korean (Rare, Archaic)In the case of Joseon politician Yu In-ho's uncle, Yu Choi-gi (1689-?), it is made up of Sino-Korean 最
(choi) meaning "best, most; important, crucial" and 基
(gi) meaning "foundation, base."... [
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CHORONG 초롱 f & m Korean (Modern)From either the adverb 초롱초롱
(chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠
(chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.... [
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CHUL-SOON 철순, 哲淳, 喆淳 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 哲
(cheol) or 喆
(cheol) meaning "sagacious, wise, wise man" combined with 淳
(sun) meaning "pure, honest, genuine". Other hanja combinations are possible.
CHUNG-JAE 충재 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 忠 "loyalty, devotion, fidelity" and 裁 "cut out; decrease".
CHUNYEON 천연 m KoreanFrom 天 "sky, heaven; god, celestial" or Sino-Korean 천 meaning thousand and 妍 (yeon) "beautiful, handsome; seductive".
DA-BIN 다빈 f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 多 "much, many" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".
DAEHEE 대희 m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 大 "big, great, vast, large, high" and 熙 (hee) meaning "shine". Other combinations are possible.
DAEHONG 대홍 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 大 "big, great, vast, large, high" and 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" (hong).
DAE-HWAN 대환 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 大 "big, great, vast, large, high" and 煥 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".
DAE-HYEON 대현, 大炫, 大鉉, 大賢, 大現 m KoreanCombination of a
dae hanja, like 大 or 岱, both meaning "big, large, great," and a
hyeon hanja, such as 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible" or 現 meaning "appear, present; show, reveal."
DA-HYEON 다현 m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".
DAL 달 m KoreanDerived from the Korean word for "moon".
DA-MIN 다민, 多旻, 多旼 f & m KoreanCombination of a
da hanja, e.g. 多 meaning "a lot, much," and a
min hanja, such as 旻 meaning "sky" or 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful."
DAWOON 다운 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 運 "luck, fortune; ship, transport" or 雲 (un) "clouds".
DEOKHA 덕하 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 德 "ethics, morality, virtue" and 河 meaning "water; river, creek" or 夏 meaning "summer."
DEOK-SU 덕수, 德守, 德秀 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 德
(deok) meaning "virtue, ethics, morality" combined with 守
(su) meaning "to defend, to protect, to guard" or 秀
(su) meaning "(of plants) to shoot out into ears"... [
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DO-HYEON 도현 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 都 (
do) "elegant, refined" and 賢 (
hyeon) "virtuous, worthy, good".
DOHYUN 도현 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 鉉 "device for carrying a tripod" (hyeon)or From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good"
DONAM 도남 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 都 "elegant, refined" and 南 (nam) meaning "southern, south".
DONG 동, 東, 冬, 銅, 洞 m & f KoreanFrom the Korean Hangul 동 (
dong) that can translate the Hanja 冬 meaning "winter" or 東 meaning "east" or 銅 meaning "copper" or 洞 meaning "neighborhood".
DONG-HA 東河, 동하 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (
dong) meaning "east" combined with 河 (
ha) meaning "river". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [
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DONG-HAE 동해 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (
dong) "east, eastern" and 海 (
hae) "sea, ocean".
DONG-HUI 동희 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (
dong) "east" and 熙 (
hui) "bright, splendid, glorious".
DONG-HYEOK 동혁 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (
dong) "east" and 奕 "in sequence, orderly; abundant" or 赫 (
hyeok) "bright, radiant, glowing".
DONG-HYEON 동현 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 "east" (
dong), and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" or 泫 "weep; cry; shine, glisten" (
hyeon).
DONGHYEOP 동협 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 協 "be united; cooperate".
DONGHYUN 동현 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east'' and Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good"
DONGJIN 동진 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".
DONG-RIM 동림 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (
dong) "east, eastern" and 林 (
rim) "forest, grove".
DONGSU 동수 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 秀 (su) "ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful".
DONG-U 동우 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (
dong) meaning "east" or 桐 (
dong), referring to the paulownia coreana tree, and 雨 (
u) meaning "rain," 佑 (
u) meaning "help, assist" or 宇 (
u) meaning "house," among other hanja combinations.
DONG-UK 동욱 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 棟 "the main beams supporting a house" or 東 "east, eastern" (
dong), and 旭 "rising sun; brilliance; radiant" (
uk).
DONG-UN 동운 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 "east, eastern" and 雲 "clouds".
DONG-WAN 동완 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 烔 "heat" and 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole".
DONGYEONG 동영 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".
DONG-YUN 동윤 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 東 "east, eastern" and 潤 "soft; sleek".
DO-UN 도운 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 度 "degree, system; manner; to consider" and 雲 "clouds".
DO-YEONG 도영 m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 道 "path, road, street; method, way" and 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever".
DU-HWAN 두환 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 斗 "Chinese peck; liquid measure" and 煥 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".
DU-JUN 두준 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 斗 "Chinese peck; liquid measure" and 俊 "talented, capable; handsome".
EO-JIN 어진 m & f KoreanMeans "compassionate, benevolent" in Korean.
EUNCHANG 은창 m KoreanFrom 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver" and Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper".
EUN-GWANG 은광 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" and 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only".
EUN-JAE 은재 f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" and 才 "talent, ability".
EUN-JU 은주, 銀珠, 恩珠, 殷珠, 恩周 f & m KoreanCombination of Sino-Korean elements
eun, like 銀 meaning "silver," 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 殷 meaning "thrive, flourish," and
ju, such as 珠 meaning "jewel, pearl," 周 meaning "circumference," 柱 meaning "pillar, column; branch," 州 meaning "state, province" or 宙 meaning "dwelling; time, infinite; sky."... [
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EUN-SEONG 은성 m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 殷 (
eun) meaning "many, great; abundant, flourishing" combined with 誠 (
seong) meaning "sincere, honest; true, real".
EUN-YUL 은율, 恩聿, 銀栗 f & m KoreanCombination of an
eun hanja, like 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 銀 meaning "silver," and a
yul hanja, such as 聿 meaning "(writing) brush" or 栗 meaning "chestnut (tree)."
GAON 가온, 歌穩 f & m Korean (Modern)Shortened from 가온대/가온데/가온듸
(gaondae/gaonde/gaondui), archaic variants of the word 가운데
(gaunde) meaning "centre, middle." It can also be written into hanja, combining a
ga hanja, e.g. 歌 meaning "song," with an
on hanja, e.g. 穩 meaning "comfortable; calm, quiet."
GEON 건, 建, 健, 虔 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 建 (geon) meaning "to construct", 健 (geon) meaning "strong", 虔 (geon) meaning "respect" 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.
GEONKYE 건계 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 建 meaning "to construct", 健 meaning "strong", 虔 meaning "respect" and 계.
GEON-U 건우 m KoreanFrom 建 "build, establish, erect, found" and 宇 "house; building, structure".
GEUN 근 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation". A famous bearer is Korean Neo-Confucian scholar Kwon Geun (1352–1409).
GEUNHYUNG 근형 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation" and 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble".
GEUN-SEOK 근석 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 根 "root; foundation" and 碩 "great, eminent; large, big".
GEURU m & f Korean (Modern)From native Korean 그루
(geuru) meaning "trunk, stem, stalk; stump, stock."
GI-BEOM 기범 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 範 "pattern, model, rule, law".
GI-GWANG 기광 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only".
GI-HYEON 기현 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade" or 基 "foundation, base" (
gi) and 鉉 "device for carrying a tripod" (
hyeon).
GI-NAM 기남 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 起 (
gi) "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 旗 (
gi) "banner, flag" or 氣 (
gi) "life force" combined with 南 (
nam) "south" or 男 (
nam) "male, man".
GIPPEUM 기쁨 f & m Korean (Modern)From the verbal noun of adjective 기쁘다
(gippeuda) meaning "happy, glad, pleased."
GOUN 고운, 高雲 f & m Korean (Modern)From the present determiner form of adjective 곱다
(gopda) meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft." It can also be written with hanja, combining a
go hanja, e.g. 高 meaning "high, tall," with an
un hanja, e.g. 雲 meaning "cloud."
GUSEUL 구슬, 具瑟 f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 구슬
(guseul) meaning "(glass) bead, marble, pearl, precious gem." It can also be written with hanja, combining a
gu hanja, e.g. 具 meaning "preparation," with a
seul hanja, e.g. 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument.
GWANG-HYEON 광현, 光鉉, 光炫, 光顯, 光玄 m KoreanCombination of a
gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and a
hyeon hanja, such as 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 顯 meaning "appearance; exposure; distinction," 玄 meaning "dark; profound, mysterious" or 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."
GWANG-JIN 광진 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".
GWANG-MIN 광민 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only" (
gwang) and 民 "people, subjects, citizens", 旻 "heaven" or 珉 "stone resembling jade" (
min).
GYEOM 겸, 謙, 蒹 m & f KoreanSino-Korean reading of such hanja as 謙 meaning "humble, modest" or 蒹 meaning "reed."
GYEONG-EUN 경은 f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 慶 "congratulate, celebrate" or 景 "scenery, view" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver".
GYEONG-HO 경호 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 敬 "respect, honor" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant".
GYEONG-SU 경수 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 暻 "bright" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful".
GYU-DAM 규담, 奎潭, 圭潭 m & f KoreanCombination of a
gyu hanja, like 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride" or 圭 meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and a
dam hanja, e.g. 潭 meaning "deep pool; marsh, puddle."
GYU-HA 규하 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 圭 (
gyu) "jade pointed at top" and 夏 (
ha) "summer; great, grand, big".
GYU-HUI 규희 f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 奎 "the stride of a person" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".
GYU-HYEON 규현 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 圭 "jade pointed at top" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Cho Kyu-hyun (1988-).
GYU-JONG 규종 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 奎 "stride of man" and 鐘 "clock; bell".
GYU-RI 규리, 奎利, 奎理, 奎里, 奎璃 f & m KoreanFrom 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.... [
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GYUSEOK 규석 m KoreanFrom 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride" or 圭 meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and 錫 "bestow, confer".
HAEBONG 해봉 m KoreanFrom 海 (hae) meaning "sea, ocean" and 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy".
HAE-JOO m & f KoreanRevised romanization is hae-ju and McCune Reischauer is hae-chu.hae-Joo Chang in David Mitchell’s 2004 novel Cloud atlas,and it’s 2012 adaption film Cloud atlas.
HAE-JU 해주 f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 海 "sea, ocean" and 珠 "precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl".
HAETBIT 햇빛 f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 햇빛
(haetbit) meaning "sunlight, sunshine," from a combination of 해
(hae) meaning "sun" and
BIT with the genitive infix ㅅ
(-s-) (compare
Haebit).
HAETSAL 햇살 f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 햇살
(haetsal) meaning "sunbeam, sunray, sunshine," from a combination of 해
(hae) meaning "sun" and 살
(sal) meaning "arrow" with the genitive infix ㅅ
(-s-).
HAK-YEON 학연 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 學 "learning, knowledge; school" and 沇 "flowing and engulfing; brimming".
HAN-BADA 한바다 m Korean (Modern, Rare)From
BADA prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
HAN-BIN 한빈 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 韓 "fence; Korea" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".
HAN-BIT 한빛 m & f Korean (Modern)From
BIT prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
HAN-BORAM 한보람 m & f Korean (Rare)From
BORAM prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
HAN-BYEOL 한별 f & m Korean (Modern)From
BYEOL prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
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HAN-GARAM 한가람 m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)From
GARAM prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
HAN-GEURU 한그루 m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)From Korean 한그루
(han-geuru), which refers to a raising of a single crop (of rice) a year or, in general, single-crop farming, from
GEURU prefixed with determiner 한
(han), from the numeral
Hana meaning "one" (can also come from the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great").
HANGIL 한길 m KoreanA Native-Korean name that means "One Way", "One Path", or "One Direction".
HAN-GYEOL 한결 m & f Korean (Modern)From native Korean 한결
(hangyeol) meaning "uniformity," effectively a combination of determiner 한
(han), from the numeral
Hana meaning "one" (can also come from the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great"), and 결
(gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."
HANGYU 한규 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 閒 (
han) meaning "peaceful, calm" combined with 赳 (
gyu) "grand".
HANJAE 한재 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 瀚(han) meaning "Vast, Wide, Extensive" combined with 宰(jae) "To rule" other hanja characters with the same sounds are possible.
HAN-JIN 한진 m Korean"a rare opportunity for resentment". as Han means "grief or resentment" in Korean psychology, Jin means "precious or rare".
HAN-MAEUM 한마음 f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From
MAEUM prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
HAN-NURI 한누리 f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From
NURI prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
HAN-SARANG 한사랑 f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From
SARANG prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
HAN-SOL 한솔, 韓率, 翰率, 漢率 f & m Korean (Modern)From
Sol prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."... [
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HAN-SOM 한솜 f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From
SOM prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
HA-SEON 하선 m & f KoreanKorean unisex name derived from the hanja
河 (ha) meaning "river, stream" and
宣 (seon) meaning "declare, announce, proclaim".
HAYAN 하얀 f & m Korean (Modern)From the present determiner form of the adjective 하얗다
(hayata) meaning "(pure) white/pale."
HEEBEOM 희범 m KoreanFrom 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" and 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 犯 "invasion, violation,".
HEE-JUNG 熙正, 姬貞, 熙貞, 희정 m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 熙 (hee) meaning "shine" combined with 正 (jung) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [
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HIMCHAN 힘찬 m Korean (Modern)From the present determiner form of adjective 힘차다
(himchada) meaning "powerful, vigorous, energetic," effectively a combination of
HIM and verb 차다
(chada) meaning "to fill."
HO 호 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 虎 "tiger; brave, fierce" or 皓 "bright, clear".... [
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HODEU 歩大 m KoreanCombination of Korean Hanja "歩" meaning "Walk" or "Step Forwards", and "大" meaning "Great" or "Large". Other Korean Hanja Combinations possible.
HOJIN 호진 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 虎 "tiger; brave, fierce" or 皓 "bright, clear" and 進 "advance, make progress, enter" or 振 "raise, excite, arouse action" (jin).
HONG-BIN 홍빈 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".
HONG-GI 홍기 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" and 基 "foundation, base".
HONG-GYU 홍규 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 泓 (
hong) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 奎 (
gyu) meaning "stride of man".
HONGHWAN 홍환 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" (hong) and 焕 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".
HONGRAE 홍래 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" (hong) and 來 "come, coming; return, returning".
HONGSEUNG 홍승 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 承 meaning "join, connect; respect, revere."
HO-SEOK 호석 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 昊 "summer time; sky; heaven" and 錫 "bestow, confer".
HOSEONG 호성 m KoreanFrom 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" and Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" or 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest".
HOYEON 호연 m KoreanFrom 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" and Sino-Korean 姸 "beautiful" or 衍 "overflowing" (yeon),
HUI-CHEOL 희철 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for" and 澈 "thoroughly, completely". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kim Hee-chul (1983-).
HUI-JEONG 희정, 曦靜, 熙靜, 希靜 f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 曦 (hui) meaning "sunlight", 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", or 希 (hui) meaning "rare, hope, expect, strive for" combined with 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle"... [
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HUI-JUN 희준 m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" and 俊 "talented, capable; handsome".