Il (Korean name)

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Il is a Korean given name and name element. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

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Hanja

There are ten hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are: [1]

  1. (한 일 han il): one
  2. (날 일 nal il): sun, day
  3. (달아날 일 doranal il): escape
  4. (넘칠 일 neomchil il): overflow
  5. (무게 이름 일 muge ireum il): unit of weight
  6. (역말 일 yeongmal il): post horse
  7. (줄 춤 일 jul chum il): row of dancers
  8. (편안할 일 pananhal il): comfortable, indulgent
  9. (한 일 han il): one (complex form)
  10. (기쁠 일 gibbeul il): happiness

People

People with the single-syllable given name Il include:

As a given name element

One name containing this element, Il-sung, was a popular name in Korea in the 1940s, according to South Korean government data. [2] Other names containing this element include:

See also

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References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.