Korean Submitted Names

So-gyul 소귤, 小橘 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 橘 (gyul) meaning "tangerine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

So-ha 소하, 小霞, 小夏 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 霞 (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

So-haeng 소행, 小杏 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 杏 (haeng) meaning "apricot". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

So-hee 소희 f Korean

So-hui 소희 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 (so) meaning "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".

Sohwongjoowon f Korean

So-hyeon 소현 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".

So-hyun 소현, 所炫, 昭賢, 素賢 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 所 (so) meaning "place" or 昭 (so) meaning "bright" combined with 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter" or 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able"... [more]

So-jeong 소정 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 晶 "crystal; clear, bright; radiant".

Sojin 소진 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".

So-jung f & m Korean
Kim So-jung from Gfriend is a famous bearier of this name.

Sol 솔, 率 f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 솔 (sol) meaning "pine (tree)," also written in such hanja as 率 (sol) meaning "taking care; pursuit; following."

Solbinna 솔빛나 f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sol and Binna.

Solbitna 솔빛나 f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Solbinna.

Solbora 솔보라 f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Sol and Bora 3 means "purple pine tree" in Korean.

Sol-byeol 솔별 f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sol and Byeol (compare Byeol-sol).

Sol-i 솔이 f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of Sol and the subject marking particle, 이 (i).

Sol-ip 솔잎 f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 솔잎 (sol-ip) meaning "pine needle," from a combination of Sol and 잎 (ip) meaning "leaf, blade."

Solmi f Korean
Means "forever Pretty"

Som 솜 f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 솜 (som) meaning "cotton (wool)."

So-mae 소매, 小梅, 小莓, 小玫 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

So-mang 소망, 所望 f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 所望 (so-mang) meaning "wish, hope, desire" (as a name, often written in hangul). Other hanja combinations are possible.

So-mi 소미 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".

So-min 소민 f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 旻 "heaven".

Son 손, 苍 f Korean, Chinese
Koreanized form of chinese Cāng.

Song-a 송아, 送妸, 送雅, 送娥, 頌妸 f Korean
From Korean Hanja 送 (song) meaning "to deliver, to carry, to see off", 頌 (song) meaning "ode, eulogy, to praise in writing", 淞 (song) meaning "water, river", 誦 (song) meaning "to read aloud, to recite" combined with 妸 (a) meaning "beautiful, graceful", 雅 (a) meaning "elegant", 娥 (a) meaning "good, beautiful"... [more]

Song-ah 송아, 送妸, 送雅, 送娥, 頌妸 f Korean
Variant transcription of Song-a.

Songhee 송희 f Korean
From 松 meaning "pine (tree)" or 訟 meaning "dispute; quarrel," and 熙 (hee) meaning "shine", 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".

Song-hyeob 송협, 松叶 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 松 (song) meaning "pine" combined with 叶 (hyeob) meaning "leaf", which together forms 松叶 (song-hyeob) which means "pine needle". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well... [more]

Song-i 송이, 松伊, 松利, 松夷, 訟伊 f & m Korean
From native Korean 송이 (song-i), referring to a bunch of flowers, grapes or mushrooms and also a flake of snow. It can also be written with hanja, combining a song hanja, like 松 meaning "pine (tree)" or 訟 meaning "dispute; quarrel," with an i hanja, such as 伊, 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 夷 meaning "barbarian."

Song-Il 성일, 成一, 星一, 城一, 誠一 m Korean
Variant transcription of Seong-Il.

Song-lin f Korean
Means "beautiful, successful".

Sonja 손자 f Korean

Soo m Korean
Referring to the Chinese Song dynasty.

Soo-ah 수아 f Korean

Soo-bin 수빈 f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Su-Bin.

Sooeun 수은 f Korean
“Grace is water”

Sooji 수지 f Korean
Variant of Su-ji.

Soo-jung 수정 f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Su-jeong.

Sookmohk f Korean

Soo-Min 수민, 秀敏, 受玟 f Korean
Alternate transcription of Su-Min.

Soomyong m Korean

Soonahn f Korean

Soon-ai 순애 f Korean
Variant transcription of Sun-ae.

Soonbok 순복 f Korean
From 姬 "beauty'' and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

Soonkeum 순금 f Korean
From 顺 "obey, submit to, go along with" and 금 meaning gold.

Soonyoung 순영 m Korean
Soonyoung is the name of a member of the Kpop group SEVENTEEN. He is also apart of their performance team.... [more]

Soo-ri 수리 m & f Korean
Modern name formed from the characters su (秀) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with ri (裡) "admist by, surrounded in" when read in hanja. Can also take on the meaning "eagle" when written in hangeul or interpreted as one (鳥).

Soovin 수빈 f & m Korean (Rare)
Rare non-standard transcription of Su-Bin.

Sooyeong 수영 f Korean
Sooyeong mostly associated with Swimming ... [more]

Soo-young 수영 f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Su-yeong.

Sora 소라 f Korean (Anglicized)
Romanization of So-Ra. So-ra is an indigenous Korean name, a single two-syllable word meaning "conch shell". ... [more]

Soraye f Korean
Perhaps from Soraye Takahashi, who was a fourth-grade girl in SRES.

So-ri 소리, 笑利, 昭利, 昭里, 沼利 f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Sori.

Sori 소리, 笑利, 昭利, 昭里, 沼利 f & m Korean
From native Korean 소리 (sori) meaning "sound; voice, tone." It can also be written with hanja, combining a so hanja, like 笑 meaning "laughter," 昭 meaning "bright," 沼 meaning "nail; pond; marsh" or 素 meaning "origin; foundation, basis," with a ri hanja, such as 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 里 meaning "village."

Soseowon f Korean

So-Won 소원, 消元 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 消 (so) meaning "to disappear, to vanish" combined with 元 (won) meaning "first, original". Other hanja combinations are possible.

So-yang 소양, 小陽, 少陽 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" or 少 (so) meaning "little, young, few" combined with 陽 (yang) meaning "sun". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

So-yeon 소연 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 姸 "beautiful".

So-yeong 소영 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昭 "bright, luminous; illustrious" and 映 "project; reflect light".

So-yi 소이 f Korean

So-young 소영 f Korean

Sua 수아 f Korean
It means "very beautiful"

Su-eun 수은 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity".

Suga 슈가 f & m Korean
Means "wait" and it is from BTS, lol.

Suh m Korean
So there was this awesome man he is AWESOMEMAN

Suhee 수헤에 f Korean
The meaning of the name Suhee depends on each character in the Hangul alphabet. In Korean, "su" means "elegant" and "hee" means "joy". The overall meaning is "precious" or "treasure"

Su-hwan 수환, 洙煥, 洙丸, 洙奐, 壽煥 m Korean
Combination of a su hanja, like 洙 meaning "riverside," 壽 meaning "life(span); longevity," 受 meaning "accept, receive, collect," 粹 meaning "pure, innocent; detailed; precise," 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional" or 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule," and a hwan hanja, such as 煥 meaning "flame, blaze; beautiful colouring," 丸 meaning "round," 奐 meaning "clear; magnificent" or 桓 meaning "strong, firm; big."

Suhye 수혜 f Korean
From Sino-Korean(Hanja) 秀(su) meaning "Excellent, Great, Beautiful" and 惠(hye) meaning "Love, Grace, Intelligent, Beautiful" or 慧(hye) meaning "Wisdom, Intelligent, Ability".... [more]

Suh-yeon 서연 f Korean
Variant spelling of Seo-Yeon.

Su-in 수인, 壽仁, 守仁, 洙仁, 秀仁 f & m Korean
Combination of a su hanja, like 壽 meaning "life(span); longevity," 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule," 洙 meaning "riverside," 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional" or 受 meaning "accept, receive, collect," and an in hanja, such as 仁 meaning "benevolent, kind, virtuous" or 寅, referring to the Tiger as the third of twelve earthly branches in the Chinese zodiac.

Su-jeong 수정 f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 晶 "crystal; clear, bright; radiant".

Su-ji 수지 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 智 "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".

Suk-min 숙민 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 淑 "good, pure, virtuous, charming" and 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart".

Sukyeong 수경‬ f Korean
From 守 (su) meaning "to defend, to protect, to guard" or 秀 (su) meaning "(of plants) to shoot out into ears" and 炅 "brilliance" or 卿 "noble" (gyeong).

Su-man 수만 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 "flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful" and 滿 "fill; full, satisfied".

Su-mi 秀美, 수미 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" or other names with the same characters

Sun 선, 善, 宣, 旋, 仙 m & f Korean
Variant transcription of Seon.

Sun-ae 순애 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 順 "obey, submit to, go along with" and 愛 "love".

Sun-ah 선아 f Korean
Variant transcription of Seon-a.

Sunbeom 선범 m Korean
From 宣 (seon) meaning "declare, announce, proclaim" and 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 汎 "large, big, extensive."

Sun-bok 순복 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 順 "obey, submit to, go along with" and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

Sundia 선디아 m & f Korean
선디아 Keep from harm, To protect, A very kind person, Protector, Helper of human

Sung-Il 성일, 成一, 星一, 城一, 誠一 m Korean
Variant transcription of Seong-Il.

Sung-ok 성옥 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" or 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest" and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" (ok).

Sung-won 성원 m & f Korean
Variant transcription of Seong-won.

Sun-gyu 순규 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 純 "pure, clean, simple" and 揆 "prime minister; to guess, estimate".

Sun-hee 선희 f Korean
Variant transcription of Seon-hui.

Sun-hui 순희 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 順 "obey, submit to, go along with" and 姬 "beauty".

Sun-hyang 순향 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 顺 "obey, submit to, go along with" and 香 "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Sunhyun m & f Korean
Combination of Sun and Hyun.

Sun-ja 순자 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 順 "obey, submit to, go along with" and 子 "child". Sun-ja was the seventh-most popular name for Korean girls born in 1940. The same characters correspond to a number of Japanese female given names, including Junko... [more]

Sun-mi 선미 f Korean
Variant transcription of Seon-mi.

Sunmy f Korean
Korean Origin: Sunmi means "Heaven and sky or gift from the gods" and is of Korean origin.... [more]

Sunoo 선우 m Korean

Sun-Sin 순신, 舜臣 m Korean
Medieval Korean Sacred Hero's Name. Admiral Yi Sun-Sin was the Protector of the Joseon Dynasty during the Japanese Invasions of Korea in 1592 (1592–1598). From Sino-Korean 舜 (Soon shùn) was Chinese Legendary King, and 臣 (Shin) is "Subject, Vassal"... [more]

Sun-young 선영 f & m Korean

Sup 숲 m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 숲 (sup) meaning "forest, grove, thicket."

Su-ryeon 수련, 睡蓮 f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 睡蓮 (suryeon) meaning "waterlily". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well.

Suvi 수비 f Korean
Korean

Su-won 수원 m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 守 "defend, protect, guard, conserve" and 元 "first; dollar; origin; head".

Su-yang 수양, 垂楊 m & f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 垂楊 (suyang) meaning "weeping willow," referring to the willow species Salix babylonica. Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well.

Su-yeon 수연 f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" or 受 "receive, accept, get; bear, stand" (su), and 妍 "beautiful, handsome" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon).

Su-yeong 수영 f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful", 水 "water, liquid" or 洙, the name of a river in Shandong, China (su) and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper", 永 "eternal", or 暎 "sun beginning decline; reflect" (yeong).

Syngman 승만, 承晩 m Korean
Combination of Korean Hanja 承 (seung) meaning "inherit" and 晩 (man) meaning "evening".

Tae m Korean

Taebeom 태범 m Korean
泰 (tae) meaning "big, large, great, extensive" and 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model,".

Taec-yeon 댁연 m Korean
Alternate romanization of korean hangul "댁연" (Taek-yeon) Famous bearer of this name is Ok Taecyeon from korean boy group 2PM

Tae-geun 태근 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted, superior; big" and 根 "root; foundation"

Tae-ha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 (tae) "great, exalted, superior; big" and 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand".

Tae-hee 태희 f Korean

Tae-heon 태헌, 泰憲 m Korean
Combination of a tae hanja, e.g. 泰 meaning "big, large, great; easy, calm," and a heon hanja, e.g. 憲 meaning "lesson, guidance; enlightenment."

Tae-ho 태호 m Korean

Tae-hui 태희 m & f Korean
Korean unisex name which can have several different meanings depending on the hanja chosen; 太 (tae) meaning "big, great" or 泰 (tae) meaning "great, superior, exhalted, big" and 熙 meaning "bright, glorious", or 泰 (tae) as before and 希 meaning "hope".

Tae-hwan m Korean

Tae-Hyeon 태현, 太鉉, 泰現, 泰賢 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 太 (tae) meaning "highest, greatest" or 泰 (tae) meaning "big, large, great" combined with 現 (hyeon) meaning "current, present" or 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, good"... [more]

Tae-hyeong 태형 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted, superior; big" and 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble".

Tae-Hyun 태현, 太鉉, 泰現, 泰賢 m Korean
Alternate transcription of Tae-Hyeon.

Tae-hyung 태형, 泰亨 m Korean
From the Korean Hangul character 태 (tae) based on the Hanja character 泰 (tài) meaning "big; great; good" combined with 형 (hyung; hyeong) derived from 亨 (hēng) meaning "bright; brilliant; smooth; progressing".... [more]

Tae-il 태일 m Korean
The name Tae-il(태일) can be written in "泰壹" , "泰肷" or many other ways in Hanja. Meaning various on how written in Hanja. People famous have the name such as: Jeon Tae-il(전태일) was a South Korean activist in protest of poor working conditions in South Korea later burning himself(1948-1970)... [more]

Tae-ji 태지 m Korean
Probably means “Supreme Ultimate”.

Tae-jin 태진, 泰鎭, 泰珍, 泰振, 泰進 m Korean
Combination of a tae hanja, like 泰 meaning "big, large, great; easy, calm," 兌 meaning "change, switch; happiness" or 太 meaning "big, large; heavy," and a jin hanja, such as 鎭 meaning "quellable," 珍 meaning "treasure," 振 meaning "shake," 進 meaning "advance, progress" or 辰, referring to the Dragon as the fifth of twelve earthly branches in the Chinese zodiac.

Taejo m Korean

Tae-joon 태준 m Korean

Tae-jung m Korean
A “responsible” and “matured” person, this name is the original version said often to be Tae-yung.... [more]

Taek-un 택운 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 澤 "marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance; damp, moist; fertile" and 運 "luck, fortune; ship, transport".

Tae-kwon m Korean

Taek-yeon 택연 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 澤 "grace, brilliance; fertile" and 演 "perform, put on; exercise".

Tae-min 태민 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted, superior" and 民 "people, subjects, citizens". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Lee Tae-min (1993-).

Tae-ri 태리, 泰梨, 泰利 f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 (tae) meaning "big, large, great; easy, calm" and 梨 (ri) meaning "pear (tree)" or 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage," along with other hanja combinations.... [more]

Tae-Se 대세, 大世 m Korean
Means "great world" in Korean.

Tae-seong 태성 m Korean

Tae-suk 태석, 兌錫, 泰錫 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 兌 (tae) meaning "to exchange" or 泰 (tae) meaning "peaceful, safe" combined with 錫 (seok) meaning "tin". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

Tae-sung 태성 f & m Korean

Tae-u 태우 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted, superior; big" and 愚 "stupid, doltish, foolish".

Taeyang 태양 m Korean
Means "sun" in Korean.

Tae-yeon 태연 m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted" (tae), and 連 "join, connect; continuous; even" or 姸 "beautiful" (yeon). A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon (1989-).

Taeyeon 태연 f & m Korean
Means "calm". Taeyeon is also a popular singer in South Korea under groups Girls' Generation and TTS and has her own solo career.

Tae-yeong 태영 m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted, superior" (tae) and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper", 映 "project; reflect light" or 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" (yeong).

Tae-yong 태용 m Korean

Tae-yoon 태윤 m Korean

Tae-yung m Korean
Meaning a “mature” and “very responsible” person.

Taiha m Korean

Tajan 타잔 m Korean, Literature
Korean form of Tarzan.

Ta-ra 따라 f Korean

Tese 대세, 大世 m Korean
Variant transcription of Tae-Se.

Teunteun 튼튼 m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the stem of adjective 튼튼하다 (teunteunhada) meaning "sturdy, strong, solid; healthy."

Tiale 티아레 f & m Korean
From Korean Hangul 티아레 (tiale) meaning "Tiare flower" (specifically referring to the species Gardenia taitensis), making it the Korean cognate of Tiare.

Tipu m Japanese, Korean

Ttalgi f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 딸기 (ttalgi) meaning "strawberry."

Tteul 뜰 f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 뜰 (tteul) meaning "garden, court."

U 우 (Korean Hangul) 瑀, 俁, 宇, 佑, 又 m & f Korean
Alternative transcription of the Korean Hangul 우 (see Woo).

U-eun 우은, 宇恩 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, universe" combined with 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity"

U-Fan 宇桓, 宇奐, 宇煥, 宇晥, 宇歡 m & f Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 우환 (see U-Hwan).

Ugi 우기 m & f Korean (Americanized, Modern, Rare, Archaic)
The literal translation in Hangul (Koreas modern written language) for Ugi (우기) is Monsoon or Rainy season. Ugi (우기) is derived from the Hanja character 雨 (Yǔ meaning rain). Although it is possible that 雨 (Yǔ) was first used/ invented by a Korean during the Gojoseon period (likely established somewhere between 2333bce - 1101bce) as certain regions of modern china were technically considered parts of Ancient Korea (control of these regions switched and evolved over many years many times), it is still most likely the first use of 雨 was in a Chinese dynasty during the use of Old Chinese (Roughly 1766BCE - 256BCE)... [more]

U-Hwan 宇桓, 宇奐, 宇煥, 宇晥, 宇歡 m & f Korean (Rare)
From Korean 宇 (u) meaning "house, roof", 旴 (u) meaning "sunrise", 雨 (u) meaning "rain", 佑 (u), 祐 (u), both meaning "to help", 瑀 (u), 玗 (u), both meaning "jade", 友 (u) meaning "friend", 昱 (u) meaning "sunlight", 煜 (u) meaning "shining; brilliant", 優 (u) meaning "generous; soft", 羽 (u) meaning "feather, wing", or 禹 (U) meaning "Yu the Great", the legendary king of the Xia Dynasty combined with 桓 (hwan) meaning "sapling", 奐 (hwan) meaning "to be numerous, brilliant", 煥 (hwan) meaning "brilliant; shining, lustrous", 晥 (hwan) meaning "bright, morning star", or 歡 (hwan) meaning "happy".... [more]

Uhwudong 어우동 f Korean
Derived from the sino-korean 於 (o, eo) meaning "in, at, on", 宇 (u) meaning "house, eaves, universe" and 同 (dong) meaning "same, similar, with".

U-hyeok 우혁 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 佑 "help, protect, bless" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".

Uichan m Korean

Um m Korean, Chinese
Um, also spelled as Uhm, Eom or Om, is a relatively uncommon family name in Korea. It is written using the same character as the Chinese surname, Yan (嚴). It has only one clan, the Yeongwol Eom clan, based in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province.

Unam 우남, 牛男 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 牛 (u) meaning "cow, heifer, bull", combined with 男 (nam) meaning "male". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Ungjung m Korean

Un-guk m Korean

Unhei f Korean
Means "grace" in Korean.

Unmeong m Korean
Korean name translating to Destiny.

U-ram 우람 m Korean
Means "robust, vigorous, imposing" in Korean.

Uri 우리 f & m Korean
Means "we, us, our" in Korean.

U-seok 우석, 雨錫, 佑錫, 祐錫, 禹錫 m Korean
Combination of an u hanja, like 雨 meaning "rain," 佑 meaning "help, assist," 祐 meaning "help, aid; luck, good fortune," 禹 meaning "wage" or 宇 meaning "house," and a seok hanja, such as 錫 meaning "tin; copper," 碩 meaning "big, large, great; full; faithful, devoted" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing."

U-sik 우식 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 宇 "house; building, structure; eaves" and 植 "plant, trees, plants; grow".

U-yeong 우영 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 祐 "divine intervention, protection" and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".

Wang m & f Korean

Wangwyu m Korean

Wanjun 완준 m Korean
From 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole" or 玩 "play with, joke, enjoy" (wan) and 俊 "talented, capable; handsome".

Whee-in 휘인 f Korean
This is a name of Korean origin. It means, "shining person".... [more]

Wisuk f Korean

Wol-gwang 월광 m & f Korean (Rare)
It means "Moonlight" in Korean.

Wolhuawon f Korean

Wolkyongwon f Korean

Won 원 m & f Korean
Derived from 元 (won) meaning "first, origin".

Won-ae 원애, 媛愛 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman" and 愛 (ae) meaning "love"

Won-beom 원범, 元範 m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Cheoljong (1831-1864), twenty-fifth king of Joseon.

Wonchang f Korean

Woncheol m Korean

Won-eun 원은, 園恩, 援銀, 媛恩 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 園 meaning "yard, garden; field," (won) 援 meaning "help, assist, aid" (won) or 媛 meaning "(beautiful) woman." (won) and 恩 (eun) "kindness, mercy, charity" 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 恩 (eun) meaning "grace, favour, gratitude"

Wonhee 원희 m & f Korean

Won-ho 원호, 元鎬, 原鎬, 源浩, 遠鎬 m Korean
Combination of a won hanja, like 元 meaning "beginning," 原 meaning "root, source," 遠 meaning "far, distant" or 瑗 meaning "(glass) bead, pearl, precious gem," and a ho hanja, such as 鎬 meaning "pickaxe," 浩 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 豪 meaning "hero; nobleman" or 昊 meaning "sky."

Won-hyeong m Korean

Wonjae 원재 m Korean
From 元 (won) "first; dollar; origin; head" or 園 (won) "garden; park, orchard" and 才 "talent, ability" or 宰(jae) "To rule"

Wonjang m Korean

Won-ji 원지, 源智, 元知, 園支, 援鋕 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 源 (won) meaning "root, source," 元 (won) meaning "beginning," 園 (won) meaning "yard, garden; field," 援 (won) meaning "help, assist, aid" or 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman." and 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom; knowledge", 知 (ji) meaning "to know; to be aware", 支 (ji) meaning "to support, to sustain", 鋕 (ji) meaning "to engrave; to record", 志 (ji) meaning "sign; mark"

Wonnyung m Korean

Won-pil 원필 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 元 "first; dollar; origin; head" and 弼 "aid, assist, help; correct".

Wonryeong 원령 f Korean (Rare)

Wonseok 원석 m Korean
From 元 (won) "first; dollar; origin; head" or 園 (won) "garden; park, orchard" and 錫 "bestow, confer".

Won-sik 원식 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 元 "first; dollar; origin; head" and 植 "plant, trees, plants; grow".

Wonvin m Korean (Rare)

Wonwoo 원우 m Korean
Meaning:'Won' means round. 'Woo' means help. It means to live by helping out with a rounded heart.... [more]

Wonyoung f & m Korean
A famous bearier of this name, Jang Wonyoung from IZONE

Woo 우 (Korean Hangul) 瑀, 俁, 宇, 佑, 又 m & f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 우 (woo/u) that can be the Korean Hanja 瑀 (woo/u) meaning "agate" or 俁 (woo/u) meaning "big; great" or 宇 (woo/u) meaning "whole world; universe; house" or 佑 (woo/u) meaning "help" or 又 (woo/u) meaning "again; also (affix)"... [more]

Woo-bin m Korean
Woo-bin (surname is Song) is one of main characters of well-known 2009 South-Korean drama Boys Over Flowers. Along with Jun-pyo, Ji-hoo and Yi-jung he is part of F4.

Woo-eun 우은 f Korean
Variant of U-eun

Woo-Hwan 宇桓, 宇奐, 宇煥, 宇晥, 宇歡 m & f Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 우환 (see U-Hwan).

Woohyuk 우혁 m Korean
From 祐 "divine intervention, protection" or 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".

Woojae 우재 m Korean
From 祐 "divine intervention, protection" or 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" and 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest", or 才 "talent, ability".

Woojoo 우주 m & f Korean
Means "space," or "universe."

Woonggi 웅기 m Korean
From 雄 "male of species; hero; manly" and 基 "foundation, base".

Woonhyuk 운혁 m Korean
From 雲 (un) "clouds" and ino-Korean 革 "leather", 赫 "radiant", 奕 "abundant", 焱 "flames", 侐 "quiet" or 嚇 "scare".

Woo-suk 우석, 雨錫, 佑錫, 祐錫, 禹錫 m Korean
Variant transcription of U-seok.

Woo-yeon 우연, 雨妍 f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 雨 (U) meaning "rain," and 妍 (yeon) meaning "beautiful". Other Hanja aslo can be used.

Wooyoung 우영 f Korean
From 雨 (u) meaning "rain," 佑 (u) meaning "help, assist" or 宇 (u) meaning "house," and 永 meaning "long, lengthy," 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding" or 榮 meaning "prosperity, glory,"

Xun f & m Korean

Yaeji 예지 f Korean
Variant romanization of Ye-ji

Yagop 야곱 m Korean (Rare)
Korean form of Jacob.

Yange m & f Korean

Yang-ja 양자, 陽子, 楊子 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 陽 (yang) meaning "sun, sunlight; morning" or 楊 (yang) meaning "willow" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well. It can also mean "quantum" or "proton" in Korean.

Yanh m & f Korean

Ye f Korean

Ye-bin 예빈 f Korean
From the phrase yeppida (예삐다), which is the Gyeongsang dialect form of yeppeuda, meaning "pretty". Other Hanja combinations are possible.

Ye-binna 예빛나 f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Binna prefixed with the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice."

Ye-bong 예봉 f Korean (Archaic)
Combination of Korean 예 (ye) meaning "art, talent, craft" and 봉 (bong) possibly meaning "male phoenix". This name was borne by Mun Ye-Bong (1917-1999), a Korean actress and socialistic activist in mid-20th-century South Korea.

Ye-dasom 예다솜 f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and Dasom.

Yee-rae 이래 f Korean

Ye-eun 예은 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 譽 "fame, reputation; praise" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Park Ye-eun (1989-), also known as Yenny and HA:TFELT.

Yehwa 예화 f Korean

Ye-in 예인 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 叡 (ye) "astute, profound, shrewd" and 仁 (in) "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Ye-ji 예지 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 睿 "shrewd, astute, clever, keen" and 知 "know, perceive, comprehend".

Ye-jin 예진 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" (ye) and 珍 "precious, valuable, rare" or 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine" (jin). The first syllable can also come from 예수님 (Yesu-nim), the Korean name for Jesus, for meanings like "truth of Jesus".

Yeming f Korean

Yen m & f Korean

Ye-na 예나 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Yengan m & f Korean

Yeo-eun 여은, 麗恩 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 麗 "beautiful, magnificent, elegant" and 恩 (eun) "kindness, mercy, charity"

Yeoin 여인 f Korean
It means "lover" in korean.

Yeo-jin 여진 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 麗 "beautiful, magnificent, elegant" and 珍 "precious, valuable, rare". A famous bearer is Australian fashion designer Yeojin Bae.

Yeok 역 m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Jungjong (1488-1544), king of Joseon from 1506-1544.

Yeon 연, 昖 m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Seonjo (1552-1608), fourteenth king of Joseon.

Yeon-a 연아 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 妍 "beautiful" (yeon) and 兒 "child" or 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined" (a).... [more]

Yeong-bae 영배 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" and 培 "bank up with dirt; cultivate".

Yeong-chan 영찬, 永燦, 英讚, 泳贊, 映璨 m Korean
Combination of a yeong hanja, like 永 meaning "long, lengthy," 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding," 泳 meaning "swim," 映 or 暎, both meaning "shine, reflection," and a chan hanja, such as 燦 meaning "shine; sparkle," 讚 meaning "praise; support," 贊 meaning "help; bright; praise" or 璨 meaning "beautiful gem."

Yeongchang 영창 m Korean
From 英 (yeong) "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" and 昌 "light of sun; good, proper".

Yeongeun 연근 f Korean
From 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep", 涓 "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon) and 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation".

Yeong-gwang 영광, 永光, 英光, 榮光 m Korean
Combination of a yeong hanja, like 永 meaning "long, lengthy," 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding" or 榮 meaning "prosperity, glory," and a gwang hanja, e.g. 光 meaning "light."

Yeong-gyun 영균 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" combined with 均 (gyun) meaning "equal, even, fair".

Yeong-hyeon 영현 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" and 晛 "sunlight".

Yeongin 영인 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal","fine, excellent", 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honor", 永 (young) meaning "eternal", or "flourish, prosper" and 寅 (in) meaning "tiger" or 人 (in) meaning "person, human".

Yeong-jae 영재 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" and 宰 "to slaughter; to rule".

Yeong-ji 영지 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 齡 "age; years" and 智 "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".

Yeong-jin 영진 m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" and 振 "raise, excite, arouse action".

Yeong-joon m Korean
Combination of Yeong and Joon.

Yeong-ju 영주 f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" or 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" (yeong), and 姝 "a beautiful girl", 主 "master, chief owner; host; lord" or 柱 "pillar, post; support; lean on" (ju).

Yeongman 영만 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" or 榮 (yeong) "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" and 萬 "ten thousand; innumerable".

Yeong-mi 영미 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".

Yeong-min 영민 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泳 (yeong) "dive; swim" or 榮 (yeong) "glory, honor; flourish, prosper", and 民 (yeong) "people, subjects, citizens" or 敏 (min) "fast, quick, clever, smart" .

Yeong-rae 영래 m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" and 來 "come, coming; return, returning".

Yeongran 영란 f Korean
From 映 "project; reflect light" and 蘭 meaning "orchid."

Yeong-saeng 영생 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" and 生 "life, living, lifetime; birth".

Yeong-sam 영삼 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泳 "dive; swim" and 三 "three".

Yeong-sik 영식 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" or 榮 (yeong) "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" and 植 (sik) "plant, trees, plants; grow".

Yeong-un 영운 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" and 雲 (un) "clouds".

Yeong-ung 영웅, 英雄 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 英雄 (yeong-ung) meaning "hero." Other hanja combinations are possible.

Yeong-weon 영원 f Korean
Variant of Yeong-won

Yeong-won 英媛, 영원 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman". Other hanja can be used.... [more]

Yeon-hee 연희 m & f Korean

Yeonhwa 연화 f Korean
From 妍 "beautiful, handsome; seductive" and 華 (hwa) "flowery; illustrious" or 花 (hwa) "flower; blossoms".

Yeonhyeok 연혁 m Korean
From 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep", 涓 "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon) and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".

Yeon-ja 연자, 練子 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 娜 (yeon) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate" or 練 meaning " practice, drill, exercise, train" and combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja combinations are also possible... [more]

Yeonjeong 연정, 娟整, 緣整, 淵整, 廷整 f Korean
From Sino-Korean elements yeon 娟 ("happy; beautiful), yeon 緣 ("tie, connection, relationship") or yeon 淵 ("pond; marsh; puddle"), and jeong 廷 ("court"), 貞 jeong ("virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal") or 整 jeong ("orderly, neat, tidy; whole")... [more]

Yeonji 연지 f Korean
KWOK YEONJI from girlgroup TripleS

Yeon-jin 연진 f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 姸 "beautiful" or 衍 "overflowing" (yeon), and 珍 "precious" or 眞 "genuine" (jin).

Yeon-jun m Korean
"Yeon" means "year" while "joon" means "genius" but if we combine the name "yeon" and "jun" it means "the fed".All in all,the name "Yeonjun" means "A genius in the year" or "Yearly genius"

Yeon-kyung 연경 f Korean

Yeon-mi 연미 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 妍 (yeon) "beautiful, handsome; seductive" and 美 (mi) "beautiful, pretty; pleasing". A famous bearer is Park Yeon-mi (1993-), a North Korean defector and human rights activist.

Yeonmi f Korean
Variant of Yeon-mi.

Yeon-na f Korean (Modern)
Yeonna means cute, charming, and girly like nature.

Yeon-san 연산 m Korean
This name is Korean Worst Tyrant's title. King Yeon-San is 10th king in Joseon Dynasty. He's real name is Yi-Yoong (이융/李㦕).

Yeon-seo 연서 f Korean

Yeon-seok 연석 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 延 "delay, postpone, defer" and 錫 "bestow, confer".

Yeon-Shik 연식, 然植, 然識, 然湜, 然寔 m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 연식 (see Yeon-Sik).

Yeon-Sik 연식, 然植, 然識, 然湜, 然寔 m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 然 (yeon) meaning "correct; right", 硯 (yeon) meaning "ink-stone", 演 (yeon) meaning "to act; to perform; to play", 淵 (yeon) meaning "deep", 曣 (yeon) meaning "clear; fine; bright", 緣 (yeon) meaning "cause; reason", 沿 (yeon) meaning "to carry on, border", or 鳶 (yeon) meaning "kite" combined with 植 (sik) meaning "to plant; to grow", 識 (sik) meaning "to know; knowledge", 湜 (sik) meaning "clear water, pure", or 寔 (sik) meaning "solid"... [more]

Yeon-sook 연숙, 然淑, 蓮淑, 燕淑, 連淑 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 然 yeon ("open immortality, pledge, promise"), 蓮 yeon ("lotus, water lily; paradise), 燕 yeon ("swallow (bird)"), or 連 yeon ("join, connect; continuous; even") and 淑 suk ("good, pure, virtuous")... [more]

Yeon-u 연우 m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 軟 "soft, flexible, pliable; weak" or 姸 "beautiful" (yeon), and 祐 "divine intervention, protection" or 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem" (u).

Yeon-woo 연우 m & f Korean

Yeoreum 여름 f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 여름 (yeoreum) meaning "summer."

Yeori 여리, 璵利, 麗利 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 璵 yeo ("beautiful jade") or 麗 yeo ("beautiful, magnificent, elegant") and 利 ri ("gains, advantage, profit, merit"). Other hanja character combinations are possible.

Yeosang m Korean
"sound resonating from a high point"

Yeo-ul 여울, 悆菀, 璵蔚 f & m Korean
From native Korean 여울 (yeoul) meaning "shallow, rapids, ford." It can also be written with hanja, combining a yeo hanja, like 悆 meaning "glad, happy; comfortable" or 璵 meaning "jade," with an ul hanja, such as 菀 meaning "thick, overgrown" or 蔚 meaning "anguish, suffering".

Yeoyoung 여영 f Korean (Rare)

Yeppeum f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" (compare Ippeum).

Yeppeun f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" (compare Yeppeum and Ippeum, derived from the verbal noun of their adjectives).

Ye-rim 예림 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 琳 "beautiful jade, gem".

Ye-rin 예린 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 潾 "clear water".

Ye-sarang 예사랑 f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Sarang prefixed with the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice."

Yeseo 예서, 藝瑞 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye), meaning "art; talent, ability" and 瑞 (seo) meaning 'auspicious, lucky". Other hanja combinations are also possible.

Ye-seul 예슬, 藝璱, 譽瑟 f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and the first syllable of Seulgi... [more]

Ye-seul-a 예슬아 f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ye-seul and the first syllable of Areum.

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

Ye-seung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 勝 "victory; excel, be better than". The first syllable can also come from 예수님 (Yesu-nim), the Korean name for Jesus, for meanings like "Jesus is victorious".

Ye-sol 예솔 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 "art; talent, ability" and 松 "sun, peace, pine tree".

Ye-sol 예솔, 藝松 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye) meaning "art talent, ability" and 松 (sol) meaning "pine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Ye-som 예솜 f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and Som.