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References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 51. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ Some dictionaries list this character as binnal hwi (빛날 휘) and haenmuri un (햇무리 운), but with no reading hun; for example see "煇". Naver Hanja Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ↑ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니... 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo . Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ↑ "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
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