Korean Submitted Names

Hae-ryeom f & m Korean
From 해 (hae) meaning "the sun" and Sino-Korean 廉 (ryeom) meaning "honourable, honest, pure".

Hae-Seong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 海 (hae) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded", 盛 (seong) meaning "abundant, flourishing" or 星 (seong) meaning "star, planet"... [more]

Hae-shin f Korean

Hae-Sung m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 해성 (see Hae-Seong).

Haetbit 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).

Haet-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of 해 (hae) meaning "sun" and Byeol with the genitive infix ㅅ (-s-) (compare Haetbit and Haetsal).

Haetsal 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-).

Hae-Won f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 海 (hae) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 元 (won) meaning "first, origin", 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman", 瑗 (won) referring to a large ring of fine jade or 遠 (won) meaning "distant, far"... [more]

Ha-i f Korean
From Sino-Korean 遐 "afar, distant; old, advanced in" and 怡 "harmony; pleasure, joy; be glad". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Lee Hi (1996-).

Ha-jeong f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand" combined with 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

Haji m Korean

Ha-jin f Korean
Name from one of the main characters of kdrama "Scarlet Heart: Goryeo"

Ha-jong f Korean (Rare)
Variant of Ha-jeong.

Hajun m Korean
From 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, name" or 霞 (ha) meaning "rosy cloud, mist" combined with 准 (jun) meaning "approve, permit". This name can be formed by other hanja characters as well.

Hak-jin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鶴 (hak) meaning "crane (bird) and 眞 (jin) meaning "truth".

Hak-yeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 學 "learning, knowledge; school" and 沇 "flowing and engulfing; brimming".

Halla m & f Korean
Of uncertain etymology.

Han m & f Korean
나라 '한' - 韓... [more]

Ha-na f Korean
Alternate transcription of 하나 (see Hana 4

Hana-i f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Hana 4 likely combined with the suffix 이 (-i), referring to a person, effectively meaning "one person" (compare other words like 둘이 (dul-i) meaning "two people; pair; couple" and 여럿이 (yeoreot-i) meaning "many people").

Han-areum f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Areum 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-bada 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 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 韓 "fence; Korea" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".

Han-bit 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 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 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 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."... [more]

Han-eol m & f Korean (Modern)
From an archaic variant of Haneul (compare Han-ul and Hanul).

Ha-Neul m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 하늘 (see Haneul).

Haneul-bit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Haneul and Bit (compare Bit-haneul).

Haneul-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Haneul and Byeol (compare the more common Byeol-ha).

Haneulbyeollimgureumhaennimbodasarangseureouri f Korean
This 16-hangul-character given name translates to "lovelier than the Sky, Stars, Clouds, and Sun~". Since 1993, regulations in South Korea have prohibited the registration of given names longer than five hangul characters, in response to some parents giving their children extremely long names such as this... [more]

Han-garam 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 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 m Korean
A Native-Korean name that means "One Way", "One Path", or "One Direction".

Han-gyeol 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 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 閒 (han) meaning "peaceful, calm" combined with 赳 (gyu) "grand".

Hanjae m Korean
From 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 m Korean
"a rare opportunity for resentment". as Han means "grief or resentment" in Korean psychology, Jin means "precious or rare".

Han-maeum 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-na f Korean

Hanna f Korean
From combination of sino-Korean 韓(han) meaning "korea, samhan kingdom" and 奈(na) meaning "apple tree". Other hanja combinations are also possible

Han-narae f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Narae 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 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."

Hanra f & m Korean
Meaning "High Land". From Ancient Native Korean 'Han(한) / Khan, Kan(칸)' Meaning "Giant, Great, Big, High" and Ancient Native Korean 'Na, Ra(나, 라)' Meaning "Land"... [more]

Han-sarang 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-seong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 限 (han) meaning "limit" and 城 (seong) meaning "castle, fortress".

Han-sol f & m Korean (Modern)
From Sol prefixed with 한 (han), either a determiner from the numeral Hana 4 meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."... [more]

Han-som 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."

Han-song-i f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Song-i 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-nui f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the native Korean word referring to the west direction or wind.... [more]

Han-ul m & f Korean (Modern)
From an archaic variant of Haneul (compare Han-eol and Hanul)... [more]

Hanul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From an archaic and dialectal variant of Haneul (compare Han-eol). It can also be a variant transcription of Han-ul or Haneul, the latter being the case for figure skater Kim Ha-nul (2002-).

Hara f Korean
Hara means "to do" in korean. Also, combination of hanja 河(ha) meaning "lake, river" or 夏(ha) meaning "summer" with 羅(ra) meaning "silk, display" can conform make this name.

Ha-ram f Korean
From Sino-Korean 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand" combined with 燃 (ram) meaning "burn, spark, hestle"

Haram m Korean

Hari f & m Korean
"Rising"

Harin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 夏 (ha) meaning "summer", 河(ha) meaning "water", 霞 (ha) meaning "sunset, mist" and 璘(rin) meaning "luster of jade". Other hanja character combinations can also form this name.

Haru f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 하루 (haru) meaning "day(time)."

Ha-seon m & f Korean
Korean unisex name derived from the hanja 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream" and 宣 (seon) meaning "declare, announce, proclaim".

Haseul f Korean
Haseul is a member from Loona

Ha-Un f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 하은 (see Ha-Eun).

Hayan f & m Korean (Modern)
From the present determiner form of the adjective 하얗다 (hayata) meaning "(pure) white/pale."

Ha-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 夏 "summer; great, grand, big" and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".

Ha-ye-seul f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the first syllable of Haneul and Ye-seul.

Hayoon f Korean
From 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, name" or 霞 (ha) meaning "rosy cloud, mist" combined with 允 (yun) meaning "truth" or 昀 (yun) meaning "sunlight". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

Hayoung f Korean
From Sino-Korean 夏 meaning "summer; great, grand, big" and 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". Other combinations are possible

Ha-Yul f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 荷 (ha) meaning "lotus, water lily" or 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream" combined with 律 (yul) meaning "law, statute, rule, regulation" or 汩 (yul) meaning "run swiftly, flow rapidly (as in water)"... [more]

Hayun f Korean
From 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, name" or 霞 (ha) meaning "rosy cloud, mist" combined with 允 (yun) meaning "truth" or 昀 (yun) meaning "sunlight". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

Hee-a f Korean
Variant of Hee-ah/Hui-ah

Hee-ah f Korean
Variant of Hui-ah.

Heebeom m Korean
From 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" and 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 犯 "invasion, violation,".

Hee-chae f Korean
Variant of Huichae.

Hee-hye f Korean (Rare)
Variant of Hui-hye.

Heejin f Korean
The meaning of Heejin is "pleasure" or "precious", as "her" means "enjoyment" and "jin" means "pearl"

Hee-joon m Korean
Variant transcription of Hui-jun.

Hee-jun m Korean
Variant transcription of Hui-jun.

Hee-jung m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hee) meaning "shine" combined with 正 (jung) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [more]

Heekyung f Korean

Hee-Roo f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of 희루 (Hui-Ru).

Hee-Ru f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of 희루 (Hui-Ru).

Heeseung m Korean

Hee-sun f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Hui-seon.

Hee-won f Korean
Variant of Hui-won.

Hee-yeon f Korean
Variant of Hui-yeon.

Heeyul f Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hee) meaning "shine" combined with 玉 (yul) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Heonae f Korean
The name of a 1st century Korean queen, derived from the sino-korean 獻 (heon) meaning "to show, display, offer, present" and 哀 (ae) meaning "sad, grief, sorrow".

Heonmohk f Korean

Heum f & m Korean

Heungbang f Korean

Heyoon f Korean
A mix of the Korean words he (헤) meaning wise, and yoon (요온) meaning beautiful.

Him m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 힘 (him) meaning "strength, force."

Himchan 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."

Him-hye m & f Korean

Hin-hei f Korean

Hin-hye f Korean

Ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 虎 "tiger; brave, fierce" or 皓 "bright, clear".... [more]

Hodeu m Korean
Combination of Korean Hanja "歩" meaning "Walk" or "Step Forwards", and "大" meaning "Great" or "Large". Other Korean Hanja Combinations possible.

Hojin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 虎 "tiger; brave, fierce" or 皓 "bright, clear" and 進 "advance, make progress, enter" or 振 "raise, excite, arouse action" (jin).

Hola m Korean

Hon m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Gwanghae (1575-1641), fifteenth king of Joseon from 1608-1623.

Hong-bin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".

Hong-gi m Korean
From Sino-Korean 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" and 基 "foundation, base".

Hong-gyu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泓 (hong) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 奎 (gyu) meaning "stride of man".

Honghwan m Korean
From 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".

Hongjoong m Korean
"to be the center of the broad world"

Hongrae m Korean
From 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 m Korean
From 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."

Hong-wi m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Danjong (1441-1457), sixth king of Joseon.

Hong-yeol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 虹 (hong) meaning "rainbow" and 烈 (yeol) meaning "fiery".

Honja m & f Korean (Rare)
From the Korean word 혼자 (honja) meaning "alone".

Ho-seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昊 "summer time; sky; heaven" and 錫 "bestow, confer".

Hoseong m Korean
From 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".

Ho-won m Korean
From Sino-Korean 號 (ho) meaning "number, issue, adition" and 原 (won) meaning "meadow".

Hoyeon m Korean
From 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" and Sino-Korean 姸 "beautiful" or 衍 "overflowing" (yeon),

Hudaelyangwon f Korean

Hui-a f Korean
Variant of Hui-ah.

Hui-ah f Korean
Hui, combined with Ah

Huichae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn" and 采 (chae) meaning "collect, gather, pluck" 彩 (chae) meaning "colors"

Hui-cheol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for" and 澈 "thoroughly, completely". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kim Hee-chul (1983-).

Hui-hye f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn" and 惠 (hye) "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 (hye) "orchid" or 慧 (hye) "bright, intelligent" 炅 (hye) "brilliance"

Hui-jeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 曦 (hui) meaning "sunlight", 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty", or 希 (hui) meaning "rare, hope, expect, strive for" combined with 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct"... [more]

Huijin f Korean
Variant of Heejin.

Hui-jun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" and 俊 "talented, capable; handsome".

Huin m Korean
Variant of Hun.

Huin-yeoul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Yeo-ul prefixed with 흰 (huin), the present determiner form of adjective 희다 (huida) meaning "white, light grey."

Hui-Roo f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of 희루 (Hui-Ru).

Hui-Ru f & m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 僖 (hui) meaning "cautious, merry; joyful", 禧 (hui) meaning "joy", 嬉 (hui) meaning "amusement", 熹 (hui) meaning "bright, warm", 凞 (hui) meaning "bright; splendid; glorious", 爔 (hui) meaning "fire, sunlight", 曦 (hui) meaning "light of day", or 憙 (hui) meaning "to be happy" combined with 縷 (ru) meaning "strand; thread, detailed", 蔞 (ru) meaning "piper betel", or 鏤 (ru) meaning "to engrave; to carve, hard steel"... [more]

Hui-seon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing" and 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind".

Hui-won f & m Korean
Combination of a hui hanja, like 喜 meaning "happiness," 禧 meaning "luck, good fortune; happiness," 希 meaning "wish, hope, desire" or 熙 meaning "bright, splendid," and a won hanja, such as 源 meaning "root, source," 元 meaning "beginning," 園 meaning "yard, garden; field," 援 meaning "help, assist, aid" or 媛 meaning "(beautiful) woman."

Hui-yeol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing" and 烈 "fiery, violent, vehement, ardent". A famous bearer is South Korean singer-songwriter Yoo Hee-yeol (1971-).

Hui-yeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 僖 (hui) meaning "cautious, merry; joyful", 禧 (hui) meaning "joy", 嬉 (hui) meaning "amusement", 熹 (hui) meaning "bright, warm", 凞 (hui) meaning "bright; splendid; glorious", 爔 (hui) meaning "fire, sunlight", 曦 (hui) meaning "light of day", or 憙 (hui) meaning "to be happy" and 涓 (yeon) "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 (yeon) "delay, postpone, defer" 妍 (yeon) "beautiful, handsome; seductive"... [more]

Hun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 勳 "meritorious deed", 薰 "basil" or 熏 "smoke, fog, vapor".

Hwa f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 花 (hwa) meaning "flower", 和 (hwa) meaning "harmony, peace", as well as other hanja combinations.

Hwahyeop f Korean
Korean feminine name meaning "harmony".

Hwa-ji f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 和 (hwa) meaning "harmony, peace, serene", 花 (hwa) meaning "flower, bloom, anger", or 華 (hwa) meaning "flower, petal, China" combined with 枝 (ji) meaning "branch, limb", 知 (ji) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" or 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition"... [more]

Hwang m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Yejong (1450-1469), eighth king of Joseon.

Hwang-tae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 黃 (hwang) meaning "yellow" and 太 (tae) meaning "large, big".

Hwaseong m Korean (Rare)
a word for "Mars" in Korean

Hwa-young f Korean
Meaning “Little Flower”.

Hwi-in f Korean
From Sino-Korean 輝 (hwi) meaning "brightness, luster, brilliance" combined with 人 (in) meaning "people; mankind".

Hyang m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Munjong (1414-1452), fifth king of Joseon.

Hyangmae f Korean
From 香 "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense". Other combinations are possible.... [more]

Hyang-sim f Korean
Possibly deriving from the Sino-Korean elements 香 (hyang "fragrant, sweet-smelling, incense") and 沈 (sim "sink, submerge, addicted to"). Other hanja combinations are possible.

Hye-bin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".

Hye-deok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" (hye) and 德 "ethics, morality, virtue" (deok). Other Hanja combinations are also possible.

Hye-eun f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 (hye) "orchid" or 慧 (hye) "bright, intelligent" and 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 (eun) meaning "hapiness, happy, smile"

Hye-gyeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or 慧 "bright, intelligent" (hye) and 慶 "congratulate" or 敬 "respect" (gyeong).... [more]

Hye-in f Korean
From Sino Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Hye-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 子 "child". The same characters can be read Keiko in Japanese. Hye-ja is one of a number of Japanese-style names ending in ja that were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards... [more]

Hye-jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 貞 (jeong) "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal.

Hyejin 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.

Hyejong m Korean

Hye-joo f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 (hye) "bright, intelligent" and 舟 (joo) "boat, ship." Other Hanja combinations are also possible.

Hye-ju f Korean

Hye-jung f Korean
Variant transcription of Hye-jeong.

Hyekyeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 炅 "brilliance" or 卿 "noble" (gyeong).

Hye-kyung f Korean
Variant transcription of Hye-gyeong.

Hye-lin f Korean
Alternate spelling of Hye-rin.

Hye-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".

Hye-na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or "bright, intelligent" and 娜 (na) "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Hye-Ok f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 玉 (ok) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 革 "leather", 赫 "radiant", 奕 "abundant", 焱 "flames", 侐 "quiet" or 嚇 "scare".

Hyeokgyu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 革 "leather", 赫 "radiant", 奕 "abundant", 焱 "flames", 侐 "quiet" or 嚇 "scare" and 奎 (gyu) "stride of man".

Hyeok-jae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing" and 宰 "to slaughter; to rule".

Hyeok-jin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 爀 (hyeok) meaning "red" and 震 (jin) meaning "lightning".

Hyeol m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Seongjong (1457-1495), ninth king of Joseon.

Hyeon-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 泫 "weep; cry; shine, glisten" (hyeon) and 我 "our, us, i, me, my, we" or 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined" (a). A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kim Hyuna (1992-).

Hyeong-gon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" and 坤 "earth; feminine, female".

Hyeon-gon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 坤 "earth; feminine, female".

Hyeong-su m Korean
From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" and 洙, the name of a river in Shandong, China.

Hyeong-won m Korean
From Sino-Korean 馨 "fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance" and 遠 "distant, remote, far; profound".

Hyeon-gyeom m Korean
From Sino-Korean 現 (hyeom) meaning "current, present" and 謙 (gyeom) meaning "humble, modest".

Hyeon-Gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise", 現 (hyeon) meaning "appear, manifest, become visible" or 玄 (hyeon) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious" combined with 慶 (gyeong) meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration", 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 璟 (gyeong) meaning "lustre of gems", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" or 鏡 (gyeong) meaning "mirror, lens, glass"... [more]

Hyeonji f & m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous" (hyeon) combined with 智 (ji) "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence"

Hyeon-Jin m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able", 玄 (hyeon) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious", 顯 (hyeon) meaning "manifest, clear", 鉉 (hyeon) referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron or 現 (hyeon) meaning "to appear, to manifest, to become visible" combined with 振 (jin) meaning "raise, excite", 進 (jin) meaning "advance, make progress", 真 (jin) meaning "real, genuine, true" or 塡 (jin) meaning "to fill up"... [more]

Hyeonjong m Korean

Hyeon-Joon m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현준 (see Hyeon-Jun).

Hyeon-Jun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise", 顯 (hyeon) meaning "manifest, clear", 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter", 鉉 (hyeon) meaning "cauldron support" or 玄 (hyeon) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious" combined with 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome" or 埈 (jun) meaning "high, steep, towering"... [more]

Hyeon-jung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 重 "heavy, weighty; double".

Hyeon-Min m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise", 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter" or 鉉 (hyeon) referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron combined with 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 旻 (min) meaning "heaven" or 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade"... [more]

Hyeon-Seo f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 晛 (hyeon) meaning "sunlight" or 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" combined with 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious"... [more]

Hyeon-Seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able", 鉉 (hyeon) which refers to a device used to lift a tripod cauldron, or 玄 (hyeon) meaning "dark, black, mysterious" combined with 石 (seok) meaning "stone", 碩 (seok) meaning "big, large" or 錫 (seok) meaning "tin"... [more]

Hyeon-Seong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise", 鉉 (hyeon) referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron or 縣 (hyeon) meaning "country, district, subdivision" combined with 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, sacred", 誠 (seong) meaning "sincere, honest, true" or 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded"... [more]

Hyeon-seung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" (hyeon), and 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" or 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" (seung).

Hyeon-sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 炫 "shine, glitter; show off, flaunt" and 植 "plant, trees, plants; grow".

Hyeon-Soo m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현수 (see Hyeon-Su).

Hyeon-Su m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise" or 鉉 (hyeon) referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron combined with 洙 (su) referring to a river in China or 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding"... [more]

Hyeon-suk f Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" and 淑 "good, pure, virtuous, charming".

Hyeontak m Korean
From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" or From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 탁 meaning wide

Hyeon-Woo m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현우 (see Hyeon-U).

Hyeon-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".

Hyeri f Korean
Means "charming, expressive, and witty". Hyeri is also a popular singer in South Korea under the group Girls Day.

Hye-rim f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent", 蕙 "orchid" or 惠 "favor, confer kindness" (hye) and 林 "forest, grove" or 琳 "beautiful jade, gem" (rim).

Hye-rin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" or 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" (hye), and 潾 "clear water" or 璘 "luster of jade" (rin).

Hyerin f Korean
Alternate transcription of Hye-rin.

Hye-ryeon f Korean
Birth name of K-pop soloist U;nee (1981-2007)

Hyeryeong f Korean

Hye-seon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind".

Hye-seong m & f Korean
Means "comet" from Sino-Korean 彗星 (mainly masculine), made up of 彗 (hye) meaning "comet" and 星 (seong) meaning "star." Other hanja used include 惠 (hye) meaning "grace, blessing," 成 (seong) meaning "attain, achieve" and 性 (seong) meaning "nature, character, personality."

Hye-soo f Korean

Hye-Sook f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 혜숙 (see Hye-Suk).

Hye-su f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 秀 "flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful".

Hye-Suk f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 淑 (suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming"... [more]

Hyeungbokwon f Korean

Hyeun-jin m Korean

Hye-won f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 (hye) "bright, intelligent" and 沅 (won), the name of a river in western Hunan, China.

Hyewon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 (hye) "bright, intelligent" and 元(won), "the best". Other many combinations exist.

Hye-yeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 娟 "beautiful, graceful".

Hye-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) "favor, benefit, confer kindness" or 慧 (hye) "bright, intelligent" and 英 (yeong) "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero".

Hye-yoon f Korean
Variant transcription of Hye-yun.

Hye-young f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) meaning "benefit, to confer kindness" or 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 英 (young) meaning " petal, flower, leaf". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Hye-yun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" or 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" (hye), and 允 "allow, consent" or 潤 "soft, sleek" (yun).

Hyoeun m Korean

Hyoje m Korean

Hyo-jeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" or 曉 "dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit" (hyo), and 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal", 正 "right, proper, correct" or 庭 "courtyard" (jeong).

Hyoji m Korean

Hyo-jin f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" (hyo), and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine" or 珍 "precious, valuable, rare" (jin).

Hyo-ju f Korean
From Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" and 周 "circumference".

Hyo-jun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" and 準 "rule, guideline, standard".

Hyok m Korean
Variant transcription of Hyeok.

Hyolin f Korean
Variant of Hyorin.

Hyolyn f Korean (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Hyorin and/or Hyolin.

Hyomohk m Korean

Hyomyong m Korean

Hyo-ri f Korean
From Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" and 利 "gains, advantage, profit, merit". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Lee Hyori (1979-).

Hyorin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" or 曉 "dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit" (hyo) and 潾 "clear water", 璘 "luster of jade" (rin)

Hyosung m Korean

Hyo-yeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" and 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep".

Hyuk m Korean
Variant transcription of Hyeok.

Hyuna f Korean
Moon Hyuna (born 1987), stage name Hyuna, South Korean singer, former member of girl group Nine Muses... [more]

Hyuncheol m Korean
From 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" and 哲 "wise, sagacious".

Hyungjoon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" and 俊 "talented, capable; handsome".

Hyun-jae f & m Korean, Korean Mythology

Hyun-jeong f & m Korean
Combination of Hyun and Jeong. Meaning varies depending on characters used.

Hyun-ji f Korean

Hyun-Jin m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현진 (see Hyeon-Jin).

Hyun-Joon m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현준 (see Hyeon-Jun).

Hyun-Ju f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현주 (see Hyeon-Ju).

Hyun-Jun m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현준 (see Hyeon-Jun).

Hyun-Kyung f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현경 (see Hyeon-Gyeong).

Hyun-Min m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현민 (see Hyeon-Min).

Hyun-ryeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 現 (hyeon) meaning "current, present" or 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, good, clever" and 鈴 (ryeong) "bell".

Hyun-Seo f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현서 (see Hyeon-Seo).

Hyunseob m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 燮 "harmonize, blend; adjust".

Hyunseon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" and 善 meaning "good, nice," 誠 meaning "sincerity; honesty, truth" or 宣 meaning "giving; mercy, kindness."

Hyun-Soo m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현수 (see Hyeon-Su).

Hyun-Su m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현수 (see Hyeon-Su).

Hyun-Suh f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현서 (see Hyeon-Seo).

Hyun-Sung m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현성 (see Hyeon-Seong).

Hyunyeong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".

Ideun m & f Korean (Modern)
From the present determiner form of archaic adjective 읻다 (itda) meaning "good, great; beautiful, pretty, fine." This name is also used as a translation of English Eden and (occasionally) Ethan.

Ideun-saem m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ideun and Saem.

I-ja f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean "怡" (I) meaning "Happiness" and "子" (Ja) meaning "child". This name can be spelled as Sachiko in Japanese.

I-jae m & f Korean
Combination of an i hanja, like 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 怡 meaning "happiness; delight" and a jae hanja, such as 在 meaning "stand; exist" or 才 meaning "talent, gift."

Ijin m & f Korean

Ijinashi m Korean (Rare, ?)
Originated from the Gaya Confederacy

Il m & f Korean
From Korean il means “Sun”.

Il-hun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鎰 "measure of weight for gold" and 勳 "meritorious deed".

Il-hyang m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 日 (il) meaning "sun, day" combined with 向 (hyang) meaning "direction, towards". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Il-nam m Korean

Il-sung m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 일성 (see Il-Seong).

Im-jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 林 (im) meaning "forest", or 任 (im) meaning "duty, responsibility" and 情 (jeong) meaning "feeling, emotion".

Imyong f Korean

In-ae m Korean

Inbae m Korean
From 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 培 "bank up with dirt; cultivate".

In-bok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

In-ha f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 In "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 夏... [more]

Inha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁(In) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 夏(Ha) meaning "summer, great, grand". Other many combinations can exist.

In-Ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 (in) meaning "compassionate" or 人 (in) meaning "man, person, mankind, people" combined with 鎬 (ho) meaning "stove, bright", 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven" or 虎 (ho) meaning "tiger"... [more]

In-hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" (in), and 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" (hui).

In-hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 人 (in) meaning "human, person" and 和 (hwa) meaning "harmony, peace".

In-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness".

In-hyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 顯 "manifest, display; evident, clear". A famous bearer is Queen Inhyeon of Joseon (1667-1701).

Inja f Korean
From 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 子 "child"

In-jeong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" (in), and 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" or 正 "right, proper, correct" (jeong).

Injoon m Korean (Sinicized)
From Sino-Korean 仁 meaning “humaneness”, “benevolence”, “kindness” and 俊 meaning “talented”, “capable”, “handsome”.

In-na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate". A famous bearer is South Korean actress Yoo In-na (1982-).

Inoe f Korean (Rare, ?)
이뇌

In-seok m Korean

Inseon f Korean
Deriving from the Sino-Korean elements 仁 (in), meaning "benevolence, kindness, humaneness", and 善 (seon) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or 仙 (seon) meaning "immortal, transcendent, Taoist super-being"... [more]

In-Shik m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 인식 (see In-Sik).

In-Sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 (in) meaning "compassionate" or 寅 (in) referring to the third of the twelve Earthly Branches (itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac) combined with 植 (sik) meaning "plant, tree, to plant, to grow"... [more]

In-soo m Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 (in) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel" combined with 秀 (soo) meaning "excellent, outstanding". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [more]

In-suk f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 淑 "good, pure, virtuous, charming".

In-young f Korean

Ippeum f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 이쁘다 (ippeuda) meaning "cute, pretty, gorgeous" (compare Yeppeum).

Ipsae f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 잎새 (ipsae), referring to the appearance of a leaf.

I-rang f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 俐 (i) "smooth; active; clever, sharp" combined with 荣 (rang) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Ireun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 이르다 (ireuda) meaning "early, premature."

Ireun-bi f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ireun and 비 (bi) meaning "rain."

Irsen m Korean, Russian
Russification of Il-Seong. This was used in the patronymic of Kim Jong-il's birth name, Yuri Irsenovich Kim.

Isang m Korean, German (Rare)
Isang is a traditional Korean name arbitrarily formed of two syllables. The hanja used are 伊 (i) "he, she, it" and 桑 (sang) "mulberry tree".... [more]

Iseul-i f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Iseul combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).

Isipum m Korean (Rare, ?)

Ivin f Korean

I-won f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 俐 (i) "smooth; active; clever, sharp" and 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman."

I-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 俐 "smooth; active; clever, sharp" and 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero".

Jabin f & m Korean (Rare)

Ja-chun m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the name of I Ja-chun (1315-1361), father of Joseon's founder Seong-gye. His son posthumously declared him King Hwanjo of Joseon.

Jae-beom m Korean
From Sino-Korean 載 "load; carry; transport, convey" and 範 "pattern, model, rule, law".