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Ah-sun 아선, 我先 f Korean
From Sino-Korean 我 (a) meaning "the self, the ego" and 先 (seon) meaning "first".

A-ju 아주, 我週 f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 我 (a) meaning "the ego, the self" and 週 (ju) meaning "week".

A-ron 아론, 我論 m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 我 (a) meaning "the self, the ego" and 論 (ron) meaning "theory".

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."

Binyang 빈양 f Korean (Rare)
From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," combined with 陽 (yang) meaning "sun"

Changbok 창복 f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

Chang-gyun 창균 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 均 "equal, even, fair; all, also".

Changheon 창헌 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and the sino-korean 獻 (heon) meaning "to show, display, offer, present"

Changhyun 창현 m Korean
From 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 Korean
From 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 Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 碩 "great, eminent; large, big".

Chang-seop 창섭 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 燮 "harmonize, blend; adjust".

Cheonsa 천사, 天使, 天師 f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the Korean word 천사 (Cheon-Sa), which comes from Sino-Korean 天使. The character 天 (Cheon (천)) primarily means "Heaven" and by extension, "Sky," and the character 使 (Sa (사)) means "Messenger." The name means "Angel" or "God's Messenger," but can also be interpreted in a more literal sense as "Heavenly Messenger" or "Messenger of the Sky." There also is the alternate meaning, coming from Sino-Korean 天師, which means "Celestial Master (Leader of Zhengyi Dao)" in Taoism... [more]

Dae 대 m Korean
The name Dae has a Korean origin and means "the great one, shining". It is pronounced as the English word "day". ... [more]

Da-san 다산 m Korean
Means "the mountain of tea" from Sino-Korean 茶山. ... [more]

Dong-uk 동욱 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 棟 "the main beams supporting a house" or 東 "east, eastern" (dong), and 旭 "rising sun; brilliance; radiant" (uk).

Eunchang 은창 m Korean
From 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver" and Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper".

Eutteum 으뜸 m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 으뜸 (eutteum) meaning "top, head, the best."

Gang-uk 강욱, 江旭 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 江 (gang) meaning "river" and 旭 (uk) meaning "rising sun".

Gyu-hui 규희 f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 "the stride of a person" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".

Hae 해 m & f Korean
From native Korean 해 (Hae) meaning "Sun".'태양'이라는 뜻의 토종 우리말 해(해)에서 유래했다.

Haebinna 해빛나 f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of 해 (hae) meaning "sun" and Binna.

Hae-oreum 해오름 m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of 해 (hae) meaning "sun" and Oreum.

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

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).

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

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-).

Haneulbyeollimgureumhaennimbodasarangseureouri 하늘별님구름햇님보다사랑스러우리 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]

Hee-jung 熙正, 姬貞, 熙貞, 희정 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]

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

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

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

Il-hyang 일향, 日向 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.

Jae-Il 재일, 在日, 在一 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "located at, exist" combined with 日 (il) meaning "sun, day" or 一 (il) meaning "one"... [more]

Jaewook 재욱 m Korean
From 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest", 宰 "to slaughter; to rule", or 才 meaning "talent, gift." and 旭 "rising sun;" brilliance; radiant".

Jeong-hyeok 정혁 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 晸 "appearance of the sun" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".

Jeong-il 정일, 正日 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" and 日 (il) meaning "sun, day". Other hanja character combinations are possible as well... [more]

Mari 마리 f & m Korean
Mari has its origins from the ancient Korean language. It's original meaning is "mountaintop" but it also means "good, the best, the first..."

Maru 마루 m & f Korean
마루(Maru) means "top of a mountain or roof", "the first", and "a floor" in Korean.

Nichiren 日蓮 m & f Korean
literally "Sun Lotus"

Ryeo-uk 려욱 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 厲 "whetstone; grind, sharpen" and 旭 "rising sun; brilliance; radiant".

Saehae 새해 f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 새해 (saehae) meaning "new year," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and 해 (hae) meaning "sun."

Sang-uk 상욱, 上旭 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 上 (sang) meaning "top, best, first" and 旭 (uk) meaning "rising sun".

Seo-Jin 서진, 瑞鎭, 舒辰 m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 舒 (seo) meaning "open up, unfold, comfortable, easy" combined with 鎭 (jin) meaning "town, market place" or 辰 (jin) meaning "early morning, dragon of the Chinese zodiac"... [more]

Se-Yeong 세영 f & m Korean
Means “Enlightening the world” In Korean. This name was used by Park Se-Yeong, A Korean Actress. Or Lee Se-young, a Korean american NFL coach.

Shinwook 신욱 m Korean
From 信 "trust, believe; letter" and 旭 "rising sun; brilliance; radiant".

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.

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

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).

Taeyang 태양 m Korean
Means "sun" in Korean.

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]

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.

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

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"

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

Yo-han 요한 m Korean
From Sino-Korean 耀 "shine, sparkle, dazzle; glory" or 曜 "glorious, as sun; daylight, sunlight" (yo), and 翰 "writing brush" or 漢 "the Chinese people, Chinese language" (han). Yo-han is also the Korean form of John... [more]