Related Research Articles
Yi-kyung,also spelled Lee-kyung,is a Korean unisex given name,predominantly feminine. Due to North–South differences in the Korean language,in North Korea some of these names start with an "r" (ㄹ) in both spoken and written form,which does not occur in word-initial position in Korean as spoken in the South. There are 35 hanja with the reading "yi",26 hanja with the reading "ri",and 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Sung-woo,also spelled Seong-woo or Seong-wu,is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Ji-woo,also spelled Ji-u,or Ji-oo,is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji" and 60 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 2008,Ji-woo was the eighth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea,with 2,107 being given the name;it rose to fifth place in 2011,and subsequently to third place in 2013 and 2015.
Hyun-woo,also spelled Hyeon-woo,or Hyeon-wu,Hyon-woo,is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 42 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 60 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Hyun-woo has been a popular name for baby boys in South Korea for more than two decades,coming in third place in 1988 and fourth place in 1998. In 2008,a total of 1,943 baby boys were given this name,making it the third-most popular name that year.
Woo-jin is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the given name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "woo" and 43 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 2008,Woo-jin was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea,with 1,811 being given the name that year.
Seong-hoon,also spelled Sung-hoon,is a Korean masculine given name. It was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1970,falling to sixth place in 1980. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 12 hanja with the reading "hoon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. One common pair of hanja used to write this name can also be read as a Japanese name Yoshihiro. People with this name include:
Jung-woo is a Korean unisex given name.
Seung-woo,also spelled Sung-woo,is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "seung" and 60 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Woo-sung is a Korean male given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used. There are 42 hanja with the reading "woo" and 27 hanja with the reading "sung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Sun-woo,also spelled Seon-u,Sŏn-u,or Seon-woo,is a Korean surname and unisex given name. It may also be written without the hyphen after the 'n',particularly when used as a surname.
Sang-woo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Min-woo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Yu-ri,also spelled Yoo-ri or You-ri,is a Korean given name,in modern times used as a feminine name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 62 hanja with the reading "yu" and 26 hanja with the reading "ri" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Yeon-woo is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 39 hanja with the reading "yeon" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. It is sometimes written as Yeonoo instead of Yeon-Woo.
Hyun-soo,also spelled Hyun-su,is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 67 hanja with the reading "soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Yo-han is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 28 hanja with the reading "yo" and 23 hanja with the reading "han" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Yo-han is also the official Korean equivalent of the Biblical name John. As such,it is sometimes used as a given name by Korean Christians,particularly Korean Catholics.
Si-woo,also spelled Shi-woo,is a Korean unisex given name,predominantly masculine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 56 hanja with the reading "shi" and 64 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Si-woo was among the top 5 most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2011,2013 and 2017.
Gun,also spelled Geon,Kŏn,Keon,Gon,Kuhn,or Kun,is a single-syllable masculine Korean given name,as well as an element in some two-syllable given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Jin-woo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Shi,also spelled Si,or Shie,Shee,Sie,Sea,See,is an uncommon Korean surname,an element in two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 56 Hanja with the reading "shi" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
References
- ↑ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo . Archived from the original on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.