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References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF) (in Korean). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "2015 신생아 인기 이름… 男 '민준'-女 2년째 '서윤'" [Popular names for newborns in 2015 ... 'Min-jun' for boys, 'Seo-yun' for girls for the second year]. Money Today. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "2017 최고 인기 이름…딸은 하윤, 아들은 도윤" [The most popular names of 2017 ... Ha-yun for daughters, Do-yun for sons]. JoongAng Ilbo. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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